Weight Loss & Obesity

When Sal Paradiso realized he may not make it to age 40, he decided to take control of his weight -- and change his life.

See this duo’s amazing transformation after supporting each other in their journey to better health.

Follow these 11 doable strategies, all backed by research, to reach your goals.

African mango supplements are touted for weight loss and belly fat reduction. WebMD tells you what the science says.

You've reached that magic number: your goal weight. Now what? Your life will be different, but in the ways you expect? WebMD explains.

Got a big belly? You may be at risk for heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, stroke, and cancer.

Does sex change after drastic weight loss? Are couples happier after one partner loses weight? Two women share their stories with WebMD.

WebMD asks whether you’re destined to be obese just because it runs in your family.

WebMD knows that a large weight loss can lead to loose, extra skin. Find out what you can do about it.

Some medicines make you more likely to gain weight. Find out which ones they are and what you can do to avoid those extra pounds.

Do you know the difference between being overweight and being obese or morbidly obese? Find out what obesity definitions mean, what causes obesity, and how it's treated.

Weight loss surgery, exercise, and determination helped a WebMD user shape up.

When you're working on weight loss, it can help to have a little inspiration. Here, six people tell WebMD their secrets on how they lost the pounds.

These five situations can make it really tough to stick to your diet. Read WebMD's tips for what do to at happy hour, business lunches, family dinners, and more.

WebMD shares questions to ask your doctor about how to lose weight.

To lose weight, you need your environment (like your home and job) to support that goal. Get 8 tips you can use right now to set yourself up for weight loss success.

Once you've lost the weight, it's time to start working on keeping those pounds off for good. WebMD reveals how other people have succeeded at maintaining their weight loss.

WebMD offers 12 tips to help lose weight for good this time.

When you're working on weight loss and the scale isn't budging, check to see if one or more of these foods is part of the problem. Learn more at WebMD.

WebMD asks if eating six meals a day helps you lose weight.

Learn from WebMD how losing even a little weight can help your blood pressure.

WebMD experts explain how your beliefs about losing weight could be holding you back.

Do starch blockers really work? WebMD takes a look.

WebMD discusses dangerous things you should never do when trying to lose weight

Catherine Grunden explains to WebMD how she dropped so much weight after a lifetime of obesity.