About the GLP-1 receptor agonists and the other concoctions with similar intent, questions litter the landscape. Let’s take a look.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), the most effective treatment for eating addiction, has been enhanced with iCBT and Virtual Reality.

Between discovery and permission for unfettered sales, a hopeful drug faces many stages of trial and possible rejection.

It has been open season on celebrities who say the wrong thing about other celebrities’ weight-loss drug use, whether they express criticism or approbation.

Liraglutide had been approved in 2010 as antidiabetic therapy for adults. So far, there was no firm evidence of adverse effects on humans.

The pharmaceutical industry is eagerly investigating new applications for GLP-1s, but the real opportunity lies in precision medicine.

Regarding the currently existing GLP-1 RA meds, there are a few widely recognized contraindications.

The vagus nerve has been compared to an “information superhighway” that conveys messages from the gut to the brain.

Several companies are suing others allegedly selling counterfeit and compounded versions of the popular weight loss and diabetes drugs.

The vagus nerve connects the brain to the heart, lungs, digestive tract, and several other entities. Why is it so important?

For many U.S. parents seeking help for a child with obesity, the most widely endorsed treatment — behavioral counseling — is out of reach. Here’s why.

Here’s an overview of the current treatment options for Binge Eating Disorder, including a perspective on which approaches are likely to be most effective.

Many holidays share common traits, such as being the occasion of much overconsumption of not only food but other substances.

Solutions are needed because BED is a disorder that seriously affects the quality of life for millions of humans.

A recent JAMA Network Open study assessed the effectiveness of web-based self-help interventions in alleviating binge eating disorder (BED).

For such a prevalent disorder, binge eating retains an aura of mystery. Even the esteemed Mayo Clinic can only offer guesses as to its cause.

The world has a lot to say about binge eating. Sometimes the search for a more precise definition leads off into fascinating side roads.

With binge eating, it’s easy for a person to rationalize, justify, defend, self-excuse, self-extenuate, self-validate, and self-vindicate.

Eventually, GLP-1 drugs might become available as generics, possibly eliminating the need for cheaper alternatives. But for now, affordability is a major issue.

This kind of talk can lead to delusions and justifying unhealthy behavior. But we can be pretty good at it.

Dr. Meule warns about making unwarranted assumptions about certain eating disorders and their relation to classically-framed addiction.

Severe childhood obesity can drastically reduce life expectancy, cutting it nearly in half, according to a recent global study.

Soluble dietary fiber has long been recommended for its stomach-filling effect. It has been found to slow gastric emptying and increase perceived satiety.

We have been exploring the realm of role modeling, also known as setting a good example. Let’s not let our kids grow up to be bad examples!

European Congress on Obesity reveals intriguing findings about the source of sugar and how it relates to childhood obesity.

Today’s post checks out the remaining causes that were examined in a 2009 paper, to see how they have held up over time.

GLP-1 weight loss drugs recently came under scrutiny for their potential psychiatric side effects.

Does sleep duration affect the biological mediators of energy homeostasis and appetite? Apparently, yes.

Over the years, Childhood Obesity News has pointed the finger at numerous villains who share varying degrees of culpability for obesity.

It is so easy to slide back into the judgmental, punitive version of theorizing about obesity’s origins and blame every obese person directly.