When it comes to the obesity epidemic, it’s not just patients, but doctors who need an education. In a perspective published in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers argue that part of the ...

“Because obesity is newly categorized as a disease, there isn’t a lot of material in curriculums in many medical schools across the country, so we are implementing 12 free education modules about the ...

Only 5 fellowship programs in obesity medicine exist today, even though 50 are needed. The partnership will eventually bring the number of programs to 20 nationwide. Obesity rates have soared in the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Adding more physical education classes in grades one to nine could help lower the prevalence of obesity among ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “During 2011-2014, the relationships between childhood obesity and income and childhood obesity and education of ...

According to the Oxford English dictionary obesity is “the condition in which excess fat has accumulated in the body, mostly in the subcutaneous tissues.” The Centers for Disease Control and ...

Despite the high prevalence of obesity among US adults, provision of recommended treatments for obesity remains low. Despite the high prevalence of obesity among U.S. adults, provision of recommended ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. HONG KONG (Reuters) - China is aiming to beef up physical education in schools, making it core to the curriculum rather than a ...

The UK is currently in the grip of a serious obesity epidemic, with an estimated 65% of British people now overweight. But is ...