Overweight

5 signs that your weight gain is linked to a thyroid problem

Gradual weight gain, fatigue, and hair loss may indicate hypothyroidism — a common condition that is easy to diagnose and can be balanced with appropriate treatment.

|ByDORON KUPERSTEIN
The weight gain is not always dramatic or rapid. Sometimes it involves a few kilograms that accumulate slowly but hardly respond to diet or physical activity
Four habits that increase dangerous fat

Four daily habits that cause the body to store more dangerous fat

Fat in the body is not a recommended thing, but there is one type of fat that is truly dangerous. What leads to its accumulation and how can it be reduced?

|ByWALLA! HEALTH
Metabolic and Dietary Profiles in Adolescents with Obesity

Children with obesity can be metabolically healthy when liver fat remains low, study shows

Tel Aviv University researchers show that diet quality can protect obese teens from illness even without reducing how much they eat.

|ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Boxes with the popular weight loss injection drug, Wegovy.

What other health conditions are weight-loss drugs being used and tested for?

Weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy can be used for a variety of other conditions, such as Alzheimer's, alcohol addiction, and liver disease.

|ByREUTERS

Your scale isn’t giving you the whole picture

“We learned in this trial that moderate, but persistent weight loss may have dramatic beneficial effects on fat deposits related to diabetes and cardiovascular diseases,” Shai explained.

DECEMBER 3, 2017ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Woman standing on bathroom scale measuring her weight

RX For Readers: Adopting healthy eating habits

Readers get answers to their health-related questions.

NOVEMBER 2, 2017ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Unhealthy eating (Illustrative)

Healthcare costs skyrocket as obesity, diabetes rates climb

As of 2014, the annual healthcare costs associated with obesity were $2 trillion.

NOVEMBER 1, 2017ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Overweight man [Illustrative]