https://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/obesity/RSS feed for ObesityenWed, 01 Apr 2026 15:25:09 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/could-python-blood-lead-to-the-next-generation-of-weight-loss-drugs-180988438/Researchers discovered an appetite-suppressing molecule in python blood. If one day turned into a medication, it might lack some of the common negative side effects of GLP-1sWed, 01 Apr 2026 15:25:09 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/could-python-blood-lead-to-the-next-generation-of-weight-loss-drugs-180988438/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/intermittent-fasting-might-not-live-up-to-they-hype-when-it-comes-to-weight-loss-new-research-suggests-180988218/The popular eating strategy is about as effective as doing nothing to lose weight, according to a review of several clinical trialsThu, 19 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/intermittent-fasting-might-not-live-up-to-they-hype-when-it-comes-to-weight-loss-new-research-suggests-180988218/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/heres-what-the-world-health-organization-had-to-say-about-glp-1s-in-its-first-ever-guideline-on-the-drugs-180987780/The health agency supports the long-term use of the medications in combination with a healthy diet and exercise, and calls for equitable access to the drugsThu, 04 Dec 2025 17:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/heres-what-the-world-health-organization-had-to-say-about-glp-1s-in-its-first-ever-guideline-on-the-drugs-180987780/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/fat-cells-retain-a-memory-of-obesity-making-it-hard-to-lose-weight-and-keep-it-off-study-suggests-180985501/Obesity leads to DNA alterations that affect gene activity and linger after weight loss, a finding that researchers say could help reduce stigma around the diseaseWed, 20 Nov 2024 18:31:22 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/fat-cells-retain-a-memory-of-obesity-making-it-hard-to-lose-weight-and-keep-it-off-study-suggests-180985501/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/syndemic-little-known-buzzword-describes-our-troubled-times-180971381/A new report argues that the epidemics of obesity, undernutrition and climate change should be treated as one global mega-problemWed, 30 Jan 2019 19:59:09 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/syndemic-little-known-buzzword-describes-our-troubled-times-180971381/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/what-can-satellite-imagery-tell-us-about-obesity-in-cities-180970354/A new AI can figure out which elements of the built environment might influence a city's obesity rateFri, 21 Sep 2018 15:42:05 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/what-can-satellite-imagery-tell-us-about-obesity-in-cities-180970354/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/artificial-sweeteners-may-make-you-fat-180968552/ There are several ways that consuming artificial sweeteners might contribute to obesityWed, 21 Mar 2018 18:36:23 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/artificial-sweeteners-may-make-you-fat-180968552/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/news-flash-your-cat-fat-180963866/Is your kitty curvaceous? It's not the only oneThu, 29 Jun 2017 15:13:11 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/news-flash-your-cat-fat-180963866/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/its-not-just-you-scientists-worship-cats-too-180960816/Ten of the best feline-focused studies shed light on our relationship with these vampire-hunting, sexy-bodied killersTue, 18 Oct 2016 19:19:07 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/its-not-just-you-scientists-worship-cats-too-180960816/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-big-soda-tries-influence-health-organizations-180960731/In five years, the two soda companies sponsored at least 96 health and medical groupsTue, 11 Oct 2016 13:48:33 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-big-soda-tries-influence-health-organizations-180960731/