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

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

Cancer deaths tied to obesity have skyrocketed, especially in vulnerable groups like women and rural communities.

Queen Latifah opens up about obesity and heart health risks for public awareness campaign, Truth About Weight.

Racial disparities in childhood obesity have risen due to social determinants, food insecurity, and systemic barriers, ...

Obesity, like mental health disorders, is often unfairly stigmatized by the unknowing and uninformed public as simply being the result of a lack of personal self-discipline and willpower, when, in ...

A projected rise in obesity among people 65 or older is expected to strain health-care systems as excess weight drives more chronic disease among these seniors, researchers said.

Obesity should be assessed in a way that goes beyond the standard measure of body mass index, or B.M.I., according to a new definition of the condition released by an international commission. Its ...

A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity and excess body fat that goes beyond BMI. Here's what they recommend using instead.

* Severe obesity raises the risk of 16 major health conditions * Higher obesity classes show stronger disease associations * Urgent action needed to tackle the rising obesity //burden Obesity is ...

Obesity rates in the United States have finally started to show a decline, heading in the right direction for the first time in a decade likely due to the popularity of weight loss drugs like Ozempic.

Under recommendations released Tuesday night, obesity would no longer be defined solely by BMI, a calculation of height and weight, but combined with other measurements, such as waist ...