Researchers hope that a better understanding of which genes contribute to excess weight could help with prevention starting ...

A genetic test may one day predict a child’s risk of obesity in adulthood, paving the way for early interventions ...

People in richer countries aren’t moving less — they’re just eating more. A new Duke study shows that diet, not laziness, is ...

For years, the battle against obesity has been largely fought on the treadmill, with the common wisdom suggesting that a lack ...

What if we could prevent people from developing obesity? The World Obesity Federation expects more than half the global ...

Scientists find that diet, especially ultraprocessed foods, has a greater impact on obesity than physical activity levels, ...

It turns out that obesity may be much more complicated than we thought, with the condition potentially existing in up to 11 ...

Economic development drives higher obesity rates worldwide, but not because people move less. Instead, rising consumption of ...

New research published Tuesday concludes that the rising rate of extreme childhood obesity—well above the usual BMI ...

Wearing floor-length dresses and wrap-around skirts, the group of elderly women giggle and tease each other as they jog in ...

Tirzepatide improves outcomes in patients with obesity-related HFpEF regardless of the severity of their baseline BMI or fat ...