The prevalence of obesity and diabetes has grown worldwide, presenting notable challenges to public health and health care ...

Body mass index (BMI) was almost three times more likely to classify children as overweight than waist circumference-to-height ratio, according to a new study.

Body mass index (BMI) was almost three times more likely to classify children as overweight as a waist circumference-to-height ratio, according to a new study.

The findings were presented last week at the American Heart Association’s Epidemiology and Prevention/Lifestyle and ...

Researchers used data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to examine the prevalence of obesity in the United States.

A real-world study of over 4,000 US patients without type 2 diabetes found that those who persisted with Tirzepatide for at ...

Obesity prevalence was higher among female incarcerated individuals but lower among male incarcerated individuals across all country income levels.

Researchers found an association between higher adherence to the Mediterranean diet and a modest reduction in the risk for obesity-related cancers.

Global rise of large food chains linked to obesity epidemic; unhealthy food sales spike dramatically over last decade.

Nearly 60 percent of all adults and a third of all children in the world will be overweight or obese by 2050 unless ...

Obesity has long been classified as a global epidemic — and new data published in The Lancet journal spotlights how much ...