Women with higher levels of body fat sometimes struggle to conceive and can face greater health risks during pregnancy.

Scientists warn of a "profound tragedy and monumental societal failure" as global obesity rates continue their alarming rise.

Just two days after Novo Nordisk launched Wegovy (semaglutide 2.4 mg) in India, Eli Lilly received regulatory approval for ...

A new algorithm enables smartwatch fitness trackers to more accurately monitor energy expenditure of people with obesity ...

Obesity is associated with financial hardship and food insecurity, according to a research letter published online June 24 in ...

Obesity rates for Black children and adolescents are 22.4% in the decade before the pandemic and 35% in the 2 years after the ...

As of 2022, more than one billion people — 43% of adults — were living with obesity across the world, according to the NCD Risk Factor Collaboration, a global network of health scientists.

Obesity has a genetic component, and although the study attempted to control for that by excluding people with childhood onset obesity, it’s still possible that “genes are influencing our ...

Academics are calling for action to prevent unhealthy lifestyles from settling in among babies and toddlers as childhood ...

For decades, people with obesity have dreaded interacting with their health care providers. Take Patty Nece. When she was in third grade, the school nurse wheeled in a scale and lined up the kids.

Patients with obesity were found to have a 34% higher risk of contracting SARS-CoV-2 compared to non-obese people, researchers found. Doctors discuss why a higher BMI makes people more susceptible.

For adults, it was a more stark story: obesity increased from 33.7 percent to 39.6 percent over 10 years -- it stood out most in women, and in adults over 40. That’s a shocking 2 out of 5 adults.