A weight loss pill designed to resolve obesity may be closer to becoming reality in light of recent research that reveals how the body develops resistance to the hormone leptin. Read the full story

A weight loss pill currently in development in Canada uses a natural protein to tell the brain when it’s time to set down the fork. Read the full story

Obesity created hormone imbalances may not go away even after losing the weight, a new study claims.  After losing a few pounds, the body may produce fewer hunger suppressing hormones, preventing some from losing more weight. Read the full story

A high fat diet, particularly a diet high in saturated fat, can increase resistance to the hunger hormone leptin — leaving you hungry even after a hearty meal. Get the details in this report from WLS News. Read the full story

Obesity may have a cure — new studies are attempting to isolate leptin, a hunger hormone, to control the over indulgent appetite. Watch on this week’s WLS News. Read the full story

View this week’s WLS News to learn how pistachios may curb hunger; see how a high-fat diet among pregnant women can be bad for a baby’s liver; and discover how researchers are tackling diabetes and obesity by studying a hunger hormone. Also, learn the latest about a recent survey showing that some obese children don’t want weight loss surgery, even if it would benefit their health. And, get the details on a new study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition indicating that willpower is a brain function we can actually measure. Read the full story

Arthritis may be triggered by an obesity hormone that can aggravate joints. Read the full story

Tune into this week’s WLS News to get the latest on the long-term health risk for obese middle-aged women, learn about new study that shows how a bad diet can affect the genes that help burn fat, and discover the connection between obesity and joint problems. Plus, find out about a Japanese study that linked weight loss to self-awareness. And, see what Arizona is doing to promote healthy eating through its state food assistance program. Read the full story