In a subset of patients the hormone leptin can be leveraged as a therapeutic agent to move fat out of the liver.

A new study assesses the impact of bariatric surgery on patients with end stage kidney disease.

Being overly restrictive with children’s diets might not be the best strategy; most finicky eaters maintain a healthy childhood weight.

Researchers are excited about the prospect of incorporating polygenic risk scores to predict obesity, but a new study finds genetics adds little to what’s already discovered in clinic.

A round up of 15 research papers and articles from Michigan Medicine proving why the treatment for obesity can’t adopt a “one size fits all” approach.

Latest findings in the ongoing debate about catch-up sleep show it could be protective against obesity for older children and teens.