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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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