Obesity

Leading food manufacturers could soon be subject to mandatory health star ratings, more onerous labelling on packaged foods and restrictions on marketing, especially to infants, under a federal government overhaul. 

Yet again, the manufacturers of a wildly popular drug, taken by millions of women globally, have not collected data on what this drug might do to a woman's reproductive organs or offspring.

One bad apple spoils the barrel — that seems to be the current predicament for Australia's compounding pharmacists.

The government will ban compounding pharmacists from making replica versions of diabetes drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro, widely used off-label for weight loss, amid public safety concerns.

Dozens of patients have contacted the ABC, reporting alarming side effects including vomiting blood and permanent tingling in their fingers after taking replica weight loss drugs.

WA's largest private health insurer is slashing rebates for weight loss drugs including Ozempic, saying the rise in claims — amounting to 40 per cent of all off-schedule pharmaceuticals — has become unsustainable.

Farmers hope Australian oats could help provide a low-sugar alternative in bubble tea, the popular Asian desert beverage, which is estimated to be worth more than $4 billion globally.

Two days after injecting himself with Ozempic, writer Johann Hari woke up feeling something he'd never felt before — not hungry. But is the diabetes drug the magic cure for obesity some people think it is? 

While only doctors can prescribe it in Australia, bodybuilders have begun experimenting with Ozempic.

The weight-loss journey of a movie star, who dropped an astonishing 50 kilograms in a year, captivates people across China.

Maryborough has been trying to improve its high rates of illness and obesity. But with a gym facing eviction for a liquor store, and a future without an outdoor pool, residents say they need help.

Nick Ham lost about half his body weight after spending more than $20,000 on bariatric surgery -- much of it paid for by his dad, who withdrew from his superannuation on compassionate grounds.

Not since Viagra has the world of medicine seen a bigger "accident" but if Ozempic can tackle the challenges obesity has presented in recent decades, there could be a profound impact on the global economy, writes Ian Verrender.

When we change our diet and start losing weight, we disrupt how our appetite hormones function. Here's how you can stay on track, writes Nick Fuller.

The average Australian diet barely scraped a pass on the healthy diet score card, with most adults eating too few veg and too much junk. 

Dietitian Rebecca Luong says there are some easy ways you can eat healthier, from eating a sandwich instead of getting take away, or simply picking the option with more vegetables.

In a world of diet pills and calorie counting, these women are doing things differently. And, while this Fat Camp is mainly about having fun, there's a serious side, too.

How did Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk become the proprietor of one of the most in-demand products in the world?

Stigmatising experiences involving shame and guilt are being studied to improve maternity care and empower women.

The story of diet drugs is one full of miracle cures that often don't live up to the hype or come with serious side effects.