Obesity rates for Black children and adolescents are 22.4% in the decade before the pandemic and 35% in the 2 years after the ...

A brief research report evaluated obesity among U.S. children and adolescents from 2011 to August 2023 and compared changes ...

Women with higher levels of body fat sometimes struggle to conceive and can face greater health risks during pregnancy.

Obesity involves having too much body fat. According to the Mayo Clinic, obesity becomes a medical problem that increases the ...

For instance, survivors with cancers related to obesity often face higher risks for cancer recurrence and death—not just from ...

A new study reports that measurements that detect body fat are a more accurate predictor of mortality risk than body mass ...

Liraglutide, a member of the family of blockbuster weight-loss drugs, reduces headaches by half in a small study.

From cancer immunotherapy to diabetes and weight loss breakthroughs, 2025’s top-selling drugs highlight how pharmaceutical ...

The next generation of drugs will target specific conditions associated with diabetes and obesity, such as sleep apnoea, fatty liver disease, chronic kidney disease and heart disease, he adds. “It’ll ...

In medically indicated weight loss, attention is typically focused on the associated health benefits. However, recent ...