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

The author chooses different cut-offs for overweight and obesity in childhood from those described by the American Medical Association Expert Panel [101] and the International Obesity Task Force.

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

In the 1990s, an overweight or obese child was considered an exception. Today, it’s slowly becoming the norm. A sweeping new ...

The day emphasizes the need for collective efforts in education, advocacy, and policy changes to address the multifaceted causes and consequences of obesity. Obesity has become one of the biggest ...

Obesity prevalence increased among both adults and children across all regions of the world from 1990 to 2021, and more than ...

On World Obesity Day 2025, Rashmi Mabiyan Kaur spoke to Johanna Ralston, CEO of the World Obesity Federation, to explore the ...

EveryBODY Covered launched in February 2024 as a nationwide effort working in partnership with 20 partner organizations to ensure that everybody has access to needed obesity care, including ...

Gastrointestinal side effects are common with GLP-1 ... Zealand partnership represents the highest total financial consideration in the obesity field with the largest upfront payment for a single ...