Researchers led by Mika Kivimaki and Staffan Nyberg at University College London have linked obesity to roughly one in 10 ...

An international research group has examined how many people are affected by preclinical and clinical obesity and what health ...

Obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure are fueling increases in cardiovascular disease, even among much younger women, the ...

A new study published by the American Heart Association indicates a disheartening finding: the prevalence of cardiovascular ...

Is obesity a disease or a risk factor for disease? In medical circles – and outside of them – the question is contentious, with supporters on either side. In a newly published report, the Global ...

U.S. childhood and teen obesity rates have reached record-highs while adult obesity rates may be slowing, according to two ...

Type 2 diabetes is a disease that involves your blood glucose (also known as blood sugar) being too high, and obesity is a major risk factor that can make you more likely to develop it. “Insulin ...

Obesity was “strongly” associated with 16 major health conditions, with an increasing prevalence across body mass index (BMI) categories in most cases, a new longitudinal cohort study revealed. “The ...

The AACE consensus statement emphasizes improvement of overall health in addition to weight reduction among adults with obesity and adiposity-based chronic disease.

U.S. children and teens are now at record-high levels of obesity — with more than one in five affected by obesity.  Severe obesity among youth is c ...

Brain atrophy patterns are similar in individuals with obesity and those with Alzheimer's disease (AD), a new study shows. Comparisons of MRI scans for more than 1000 participants indicate ...