A variety of factors — from genetics to diet and exercise to where you live — play a role in obesity risk. Understanding the potential underlying causes of obesity is essential to help ...

Investigators reviewed published studies, government reports, and international databases to estimate the fraction of cancer deaths attributable to nine modifiable risk factors: obesity ...

A cutting-edge molecular approach provides a detailed picture of the biological pathways associated with childhood obesity and metabolic dysfunction, and identifies environmental risk factors during ...

Obesity increases the risk for life-threatening ... according to survey data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, which is coordinated by the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP1RA)—medications for type 2 diabetes and obesity that have recently been making headlines due to a rise in popularity as weight loss agents—have ...

The latest data is from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System ... healthiest state based on an aggregate of factors, ...

Gut microbiota plays a critical role in childhood obesity by influencing energy metabolism, inflammation, and appetite ...

What is pre-clinical obesity? A new report redefines obesity using broader criteria than body mass index (BMI), focusing on ...

The study identifies behavioral difficulties ... how these experiences increase the risk of obesity. The current study aimed to identify possible factors that may influence the association between ...