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 ...

Novo Nordisk shares were 9.5% higher after the pharmaceutical giant said an experimental weight-loss shot showed patients ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. touched on obesity and processed foods while testifying at the Senate Finance Committee for his ...

Obesity has been an ongoing struggle for many consumers, and for years, body mass index (BMI) has been the key metric health ...

Family-based behavioral treatment (FBT) is a clinically-proven approach to treating children with obesity in which a health ...

A positive response to treatment for pediatric obesity has enduring health benefits into young adulthood, according to a ...

A Super Bowl ad for weight loss medications from telehealth company Hims & Hers is optimized to engage and infuriate ...

A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity and excess body fat that goes beyond BMI.

Researchers at the, Riverside, backed by a substantial NIH grant, are pioneering a study on the unique immune responses to ...