Is obesity a risk factor or a disease? This debate shapes treatments, policies, and eating disorder care. Explore its impact ...

High consumption of ultraprocessed foods containing high levels of added sugars, saturated fat, and sodium is associated with obesity in early childhood, especially in boys.

In 2021, over 15 million children and young adolescents and 172 million adults were overweight or obese. This represents a ...

Children’s eating habits are strongly influenced by their parents' weight status, with those having overweight or obese ...

The economic burden of obesity is also significant. In the Finger Lakes, excess medical spending due to obesity is estimated ...

The AP-NORC survey shows about half of U.S. adults believe it is a good thing for adults to use Ozempic, Wegovy and similar ...

Objective To investigate the correlation between caregivers’ health-related behaviours and the prevalence of ...

Our team is starting with identifying the environmental and biological factors associated with metabolic diseases, including ...

Your physical environment, social life and lifestyle have as much an influence on your biology − and hence, how you process ...

The study findings reflect a dynamic shift in several myokines and cytokines following moderate continuous exercise in obese ...

Obesity estimates for Aboriginal groups are based on single responses for Aboriginal identity. For the purposes of this report, the term "First Nations off-reserve " is used in lieu of "North American ...

While many risk factors contribute to A-fib, one stands out for its growing prevalence worldwide: obesity. I am a cardiology researcher, and my team and I uncovered key mechanisms contributing to the ...