Major heart health risk factors like obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure remain on the rise in the United States, ...

China is aiming to beef up physical education in schools, making it core to the curriculum rather than a secondary subject, ...

A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass ...

Novo Nordisk shares were 9.5% higher after the pharmaceutical giant said an experimental weight-loss shot showed patients ...

A new study uncovers a novel mechanism through which brown fat is transformed into heat, offering protection against ...

Akshay Kumar recently backed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s fight against obesity. The actor shared a post on X and listed a ...

Childhood obesity continues to be a growing problem in out country. So, should the government regulate food advertising like it did with cigarettes?

Obesity has been an ongoing struggle for many consumers, and for years, body mass index (BMI) has been the key metric health ...

A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity and excess body fat that goes beyond BMI.

People with diabetes and obesity are at higher risk for severe respiratory illness caused by viruses, including serious ...

A positive response to treatment for pediatric obesity has enduring health benefits into young adulthood, according to a ...

So the advice I would give to new residents who are seeing patients with obesity is to one, first, check your own self in ...