Your defended weight range can gradually shift upward through hormonal, metabolic, environmental, and microbiome-driven changes that push the body toward higher weight. Questions about why weight gain ...

You’ve locked in on your weight loss goals, consistently cut back on calories, and made time for daily workouts. Yet after initially losing a couple of pounds, you just can’t get that number on the ...

Understanding our body’s natural “healthy” weight range is much like understanding our foot size: Each of us has a unique, natural size based on our individual biology. This idea is especially ...

Sometimes it seems as if our bodies simply get comfortable, deciding to settle in at one spot on the scale no matter what we do. If you feel that your physical self just wants to stay at one ...

If your journey to lose weight and reach your ultimate fitness level has turned into an epic journey to rival the combined works of Homer — the poet, not the Simpson — you’re probably sick of having ...

"Growing evidence suggests that obesity is a disorder of the energy homeostasis system, [and scientists] need to elucidate the mechanisms underlying this 'upward setting' or 'resetting' of the ...

Research shows the battle to keep weight off isn’t about willpower—it’s biology. Here’s how scientists say we can work with our bodies, not against them. Our bodies evolved to survive famine, not ...

This story mentions weight, weight loss, and/or prescription GLP-1 drugs, which are FDA-approved for weight management in adults diagnosed with obesity or with overweight and at least one ...

How Does Weight Loss Work? Food, exercise, sleep, hydration. So much goes into weight loss. But how does weight loss work, exactly? In the simplest sense, weight loss happens when you consume fewer ...