While scientific studies about obesity and general health are on the rise, a new analysis has determined that more studies ...

Obesity has long been classified as a global epidemic — and new data published in The Lancet journal spotlights how much worse it could get. A team of researchers found that in 2021, one billion men ...

Greater weight loss during a 24-month primary care lifestyle intervention was associated with larger improvements in ...

New research reveals that obesity affects men and women in surprisingly different ways. Men are more likely to develop harmful abdominal fat and signs of liver stress, while women show higher ...

Obesity has emerged as one of the most pressing public health challenges of our time, affecting millions worldwide and transcending traditional concerns about physical appearance. This chronic ...

Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22. The body mass index is not going away, a new ...

New research being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Istanbul, Turkey (12-15 May), reveals distinct patterns of heart, metabolic, and inflammatory health risks between men ...

The first study to evaluate the link between Alzheimer’s disease and body weight found a significant association. Researchers at Washington University Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, discovered that ...

A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity. The global team’s recommendations were published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology on Jan. 14. Body mass index (BMI) ...

A new study on obesity reveals that it affects men and women differently. Here are the hidden health risks and differences in ...

The disturbing statistics on childhood obesity in New Mexico should serve as a wake-up call to unite parents, public health experts, educators, doctors, lawmakers and farmers in a coordinated effort ...

The Senate Health and Welfare Committee debated a bill that would require Medicaid to cover FDA-approved weight-loss ...