There are many ways that having obesity can affect your quality of life, from making it challenging to find clothing that ...

HPV infection increases cardiovascular disease risk by 40% and doubles coronary artery disease risk, adding to concerns about ...

Heart disease is the number one cause of death for Americans, killing more people each year than cancer and accidental deaths ...

A Polish health survey found that being married increased risk of overweight in women and men, with the latter group also ...

Children overweight or obese may be at an increased risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in adulthood, according to a study. What Is COPD? COPD is a progressive lung disease that makes ...

Body size and excess weight, conventionally assessed using body mass index (BMI), are well-established risk factors for many ...

A study finds that factors beyond a person's control, like socioeconomic status and whether their mom smoked or was obese, can influence whether they are overweight or obese as teenagers or adults.

Liver cancer cases continue to rise globally, with the American Cancer Society estimating over 41,000 new diagnoses in the United States this year alone. This disease presents unique challenges ...

New research to be presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025, Malaga, Spain, 11-14 May) shows that having an overweight or obese trajectory during childhood is associated with an ...

Although erectile dysfunction (ED) is a common impairment among older men, its etiology is poorly understood, and cross-sectional studies concerning associations with modifiable behavioral risk ...