A South Korean man has been convicted of evading compulsory military service by eating so much he became too obese to fight.

Individuals categorized as fit, even if overweight or obese, did not exhibit a notable rise in cardiovascular disease or ...

Lowering BMI alone may reduce the risk of various obesity-related diseases, but other factors might also play a role. A new ...

A team of researchers led by Pennington Biomedical Research Center's Dr. Florina Corpodean has confirmed through a data ...

New research published in Sleep Health sheds light on how daytime sleepiness and body weight are interconnected over time, ...

A new study suggests that the DNA some modern Japanese people have inherited from ancient hunter-gatherers may increase BMI.

Forget everything you thought you knew about weight and health. Scientists say that being "fit" at any weight is more ...

Several bodies of research have shown that kimchi can aid in weight loss. One such study, published recently in the journal ...

The study found “limited evidence” that BMIs and the prevalence of obesity decreased in the city three years after the ...

As populations age, the prevalence of sarcopenia-;a progressive loss of muscle mass and function-;has become an increasingly ...

Whole milk intake is associated with lower body weight, BMI, and obesity risk in U.S. adults. This study challenges ...

As rates of obesity, as defined by body mass index (BMI), continue to climb in the United States, so have efforts to lose weight, including a new era of weight-loss drugs. Yet a new systematic review ...