Almost half of women in Africa will be obese or overweight by 2030, according to a new study, an "alarming rise" that has ...

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

Globally, increases in obesity are projected to continue to 2050 for children and adolescents, and the prevalence of overweight and obesity is set to increase among adults.

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

Why some health groups are banding together to push for a range of obesity-care options in workplace-sponsored insurance.

Mar. 3, 2025 — Obesity rates are set to skyrocket, with one in six children and adolescents worldwide forecast to be obese by 2050, according to a new study. But with significant increases ...

Weight stigma is a commonly reported experience in maternity care that negatively impacts the health of mothers and their ...

Human GWAS paradoxically linked FTO SNPs to both lean mass and sarcopenia/obesity. Here, Guang et al used CRISPR-edited stem cells to reveal that an obesogenic FTO SNP accelerates both muscle ...

"My doctor labelled me as 'overweight' and borderline 'obese.' The doctor barely looked at me before making that assessment," ...

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The International Journal of Obesity is a multi-disciplinary forum for research describing basic, clinical and applied studies in biochemistry, physiology, genetics and nutrition, molecular ...