Share on Pinterest Healthy low fat diets emphasizing high quality whole foods may help lower heart disease risk. Kseniya Ovchinnikova/Getty Images A new study suggests that food quality matters more ...

Obesity among adults continues to be a major public health issue in the United States and other economically developed countries, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and ...

The gut bacteria may contribute to type 2 diabetes and fatty liver disease, even without changes in diet or body weight, ...

Increased calorie intake is the dominant driver of obesity in wealthier societies, not reduced physical activity, data from an IAEA nutrition database has revealed.

It's common knowledge that obesity is a global epidemic, particularly in industrialized countries, and that it is a major cause of disease and poor overall health. However, there has been a tug-of-war ...

The carnivore diet, which involves consuming primarily meat and animal fats, has gained popularity online, but medical ...

Losing weight can be a lot of work, which makes it all the more frustrating when, little by little, the weight creeps back. Now, a study suggests that fat cells retain a memory or past obesity, which ...