Bloomberg
Weight-Loss Drug Seen to Save Airlines Millions
Airlines and planemakers obsess about reducing jet-fuel consumption by constantly finding new ways to reduce aircraft weight. They may have new allies in Ozempic and other similar slimming medications. Rishaad Salamat, Yvonne Man and...
Bloomberg
Novo Nordisk Obesity Drug Shown to Help Heart Health
Novo Nordisk A/S's blockbuster obesity medicine Wegovy reduced the risk of heart attacks and strokes in a highly anticipated study, buoying shares of the Danish drugmaker and the US maker of a potential rival treatment, Eli Lilly....
Bloomberg
Anne Wojcicki on Ancestry, Health and the Human Genome
23andMe CEO and co-founder Anne Wojcicki talks about partnering with Amazon for Prime Day and the health benefits of understanding the human genome for consumers. She speaks with Bloomberg's Ed Ludlow in Sun Valley, Idaho.
Bloomberg
Obesity Drugs: When Can Patients Stop Taking Them?
Two years and more than a million prescriptions after Wegovy first went on sale, there's one taboo question for some doctors who prescribe Novo Nordisk A/S's hit obesity drug: When can patients stop taking it? Bloomberg's Naomi Kresge...
Curated Video
Website works out nutritional value of recipes
An Israeli company has come up with a new website which analyses the nutritional value of online food recipes.
It's been designed to help those who are watching their weight or just want to know more about what they're eating.
It's easy...
Curated Video
Medics warn against weight loss supplements
AP Television
Berlin - 9 July 2010
1. Weight-loss supplements on shelf
2. Close of package
3. Close of packaging
4. Pull focus from one package to another
5. Alexandra Schellbach, BerlinApotheke nutritionist with customer, Schellbach...
Curated Video
Weight Loss Surgeries Up During Pandemic
One of the biggest COVID risk factors is obesity. Growing numbers of obese people are now turning to surgery.
Bloomberg
WW CEO Mindy Grossman on Digital Strategy and Finding the New Oprah
Nov.16 -- Bloomberg's Emily Chang sits down with Mindy Grossman, chief executive officer of WW (formerly Weight Watchers) to discuss the company's digital strategy, partnerships with startups like Blue Apron, and finding the new Oprah as...
Curated Video
Periodic fasting may improve health, weight loss
The latest diet trend known as intermittent fasting – or going long stretches of time with no food – is not only gaining in popularity for weight loss but may also have health benefits.
Bloomberg
Why Herbalife's Forex Killed Earnings
Nov. 3 -- Herbalife, the nutrition company facing a U.S. regulatory probe, posted third-quarter profit that trailed analysts estimates and cut its earnings forecast for the year as sales declined in the Americas. Bloomberg's Cory Johnson...
Curated Video
Boot camp for brides getting fit for their wedding
AP Television
Otivar, Spain - April 7-8, 2011
1. Mid of bride to be Ashley Baird training with an exercise ball counting down
2. Mid of trainer and group doing the same
3. Mid of bride to be Ashley Baird training with an exercise ball...
Curated Video
Pioneering surgery for obese people
San Francisco, California, US, March 20, 2009
1. Wide shot University of California San Francisco Hospital
2. Close shot UCSF sign
San Francisco, California, US, March 11, 2009
3. Wide shot Elena McLachlan walking
4. Medium shot...
Bloomberg
WW CEO Grossman on Digital 360 Launch, Outlook
Jan.04 -- WW International President and Chief Executive Officer Mindy Grossman discusses the launch of its new membership plan, outlook, and expansion efforts on "Bloomberg Markets: The Close."
Curated Video
Kaiser Permanente Colorado is offering adults in Colorado up to $150 every three months to lose weight and keep it off as a way to combat obesity through its Weigh and Win program. Such programs have been used by companies for years to help cut health care costs among their employees, but Kaiser's effort that extends the offer to any adult is one of the first of its kind in the nation.
HEADLINE: Insurance company offers Coloradans cash for losing weight
CAPTION: Kaiser Permanente Colorado is offering adults in Colorado up to $150 every three months to lose weight and keep it off as a way to combat obesity through its...
Sky News
Fitness trackers 'may offer no health benefit'
Fitness trackers 'may offer no health benefit'
Press Association
Amy Hodgson wins Slimming World's Miss Slinky 2020
Amy Hodgson celebrates her award at a photocall at the Langham Hotel, London, after being named Slimming World's Miss Slinky 2020. The teacher from Liverpool lost an amazing 5st 3lbs after being unhappy with the way she looked during a...
PBS
Pbs: Nova: Science Now: Obesity
A scientific inquiry into what causes obesity. Includes research surrounding a chemical in the brain proven to regulate body weight. [12:20]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Hormones, Body Mass, and Obesity
Explains the factors that influence a person's body mass and the role that hormones play in regulating hunger. [4:38]