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 ...

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

The number of prescriptions for obesity medications rose an average of 5.3% annually from 2017 to 2024 and corresponded with ...

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 ...

Helping kids with obesity drop pounds can have a huge impact on their future health.When these children and teens los ...