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

For decades now, obesity has been defined by a number on a scale or where you land on the body mass index (BMI) measure. But ...

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

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

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

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

Patients prescribed drugs to help them lose weight may experience a rebound in weight gain after halting their prescription, ...

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

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 ...

FILE PHOTO: Fitness coach Aaron Kusasira guides elderly women as they take part in community-led fitness drills session that ...

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