Americans are overweight and out of shape. We all have read or heard the statistics a bajillion times. While the scope of the problem is evident, the causes are not. Conventional thinking, born out of ...

Large proportions of obesity-related conditions (ORCs) among US adolescents and young adults may be attributable to obesity and, to a lesser extent, overweight, a cross-sectional study suggested.

Eating too many calories and not burning enough calories can lead to obesity. Processed foods high in sugar and fat can cause weight gain and obesity. Not getting enough sleep is linked to higher body ...

A new study has turned common conceptions of what causes obesity on its head, revealing that reduced physical activity may not have as large a role in our size as our diets. The study, published this ...

Excess weight can be detrimental to a person's health. Therefore, it's crucial to reduce your overweight. To do this, try to maintain a healthy diet and lifestyle.

A significant portion of SC adults face obesity, the most recent data shows. Here are the 10 counties where rates are highest.

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

Experts have come to recognize that viewing obesity as a failure of willpower is not only unhelpful but also medically inaccurate. Today, major health authorities agree that obesity is a complex ...

There are few diagnostic terms in medicine more stigmatized than “obesity,” which affects 41.9% of U.S. adults over 20, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But many doctors ...

"The reality is, while we may know the proximate cause of a patient's death, for example, breast cancer or heart attack, we don't always know the contributing factor (s), such as tobacco use, obesity, ...