More than 1% of U.S. children between the ages of 2 and 18 had “extremely severe obesity” in 2023 — a 250% increase from 2008 ...

Scientists found that obesity may exist in 11 biological forms, each linked to different genes and body functions.

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Baseline BMI may play a significant role in improving exercise capacity, body weight and BP among patients with HF with ...

A new genetic test using data from over 5 million people predicts childhood obesity risk by age 5 with twice the accuracy of ...

For adults with type 2 diabetes and obesity, glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) are associated with a lower risk for dementia, stroke, and all-cause mortality compared with other ...

More than one-third of people who helped develop the 2023 guidelines for treating children with obesity had undisclosed ...

India’s growing obesity epidemic, especially among youth, poses a major public health risk. Here’s why preventive healthcare ...

Cult-like hero and boxer Eric Esch, better known as Butterbean, has been fighting demons since his brief flirtation with fame ...

A groundbreaking study led by researchers at the Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) has identified a promising ...

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 ...