Rula reports that pets improve mental health by reducing anxiety, providing companionship, and promoting physical activity, ...

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

Researchers hope that a better understanding of which genes contribute to excess weight could help with prevention starting ...

The European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) framework may offer a more sensitive measure of obesity than traditional BMI.

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

Duke researchers say a high caloric intake is the primary driver of obesity, suggesting that diet rather than idleness plays ...

Researchers analyzed national health data from 2008 to 2023, uncovering a surge in the most severe obesity categories for children aged 2 to 18 years old.

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

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, ...

Cardiovascular health metrics – diet, physical activity, sleep, avoiding smoking, body mass index, blood pressure, ...

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