Obesity medications promise transformative care, but financial and systemic barriers limit access for those most in need.

Working one-on-one with multiple faculty members in different subspecialties provides a strong foundation and confidence in the treatment of obesity-related diseases and provides holistic care to ...

New guidance from a team of health experts around the world proposes expanding the definition of obesity beyond the popular ...

Instead of using the controversial body mass index, or BMI, to assess weight, an international group of scientists proposes ...

Childhood obesity is a growing public health issue affecting kids of all ages. Luckily, there are plenty of actions we can ...

Obesity and being overweight are based on BMI ... They emphasize that the focus should first and foremost be on increased education on the risks of high-sugar, highly processed foods.

A report by The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission calls for a shift in obesity diagnosis, proposing a more ...

Our study examined the evidence included in the most recent Cochrane Review on childhood obesity prevention. The results show that most of the current evidence targets individual lifestyle behaviours ...

Children with traumatic experiences in their early lives have a higher risk of obesity. But as our new research shows, this risk can be reduced through positive experiences.

Obesity isn't just a health issue anymore—it's a global crisis. By 2035, 1.5 billion adults worldwide are projected to have obesity. Chronic conditions like heart disease and diabetes are ...

Research on epigenetic changes resulting from the environment can give us clues into obesity in mice--and humans. For instance, in normal, healthy mice, the agouti genes are kept in the "off ...

Large food portions for children may be fuelling Britain’s obesity crisis, with more than a third of parents making youngsters always finish their meals, nutritionists have warned. A new poll ...