The study found that people in developed nations who are more sedentary burn similar amounts of calories to people in ...

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

Get a load of this — you may be obese after all! About 40% of US adults — more than 100 million Americans — are considered ...

A sweeping international study finds daily calorie burn is similar across countries — pointing to ultra-processed foods and ...

“The whole goal of this is to get a more precise definition so that we are targeting the people who actually need the help most,” said Dr. David Cummings, an obesity expert at the University ...

Obesity is uncommon among Hadza hunter-gatherers in Tanzania, Tsimane forager-farmers in Bolivia, Tuvan herder-farmers in ...

Man-made chemicals in contaminated drinking water contribute to obesity and make weight loss more difficult, a researcher at the University of Rhode Island found. The study, conducted by Dr ...

Obesity treatments should also screen for and address eating disorders throughout treatment so that individuals can receive specialized care ... University of Toledo, Brown University, Washington ...

Doctors at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis performed the first non-surgical procedure in the United States that restricts the size of the stomach to treat obesity. The ...

Obesity discrimination is now unlawful in Washington. ... Dr. Rebecca Puhl, deputy director for the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity at the University of Connecticut, ...

“The whole goal of this is to get a more precise definition so that we are targeting the people who actually need the help most,” said Dr. David Cummings, an obesity expert at the University ...