A significant percentage of adolescents in the United States are living with hyperuricemia, a condition that is associated with obesity and risks for cardiometabolic complications, according to study ...

Heart disease is once again the leading cause of death in the U.S., according to a new statistical report from the American ...

Young boys who ate a greater proportion of ultraprocessed foods were more likely to develop overweight or obesity by age 5 years, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.“Ultraprocessed ...

The AP-NORC poll shows about half of Americans “strongly” or “somewhat” favor having the federal programs Medicare and ...

The U.S. always seems to be in competition with China—economically, technologically, militarily. But how do the two countries ...

Childhood obesity continues to be a growing problem in out country. So, should the government regulate food advertising like it did with cigarettes?

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, made a number of disputed claims.

Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death in the US, driven by rising rates of obesity, diabetes, and high ...

A positive response to treatment for pediatric obesity has enduring health benefits into young adulthood, according t ...

Experts offer a variety of policy solutions to the childhood obesity crisis. Many are drawn from the anti-tobacco playbook — ...

The Lancet medical journal’s Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission last week proposed a new definition and method for diagnosing obesity, beyond simply looking at a person’s Body Mass Index (BMI), the ...

Councils need more support from central government to help bring down childhood obesity rates, a local authority has said. Ten years ago Gateshead Council used all the planning powers available at ...