Higher weighted years with overweight/obesity linked to increased risk for overall, aggressive, fatal, and clear-cell renal cell carcinoma.

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WalletHub recently listed Augusta as one of the most obese cities in the country. A local expert is weighing in, saying this plus-sized problem is only getting bigger.

For example, the link between shopping habits and cancer risk was stronger in Hispanic communities and in wealthier areas.

Obesity is at epidemic proportions in the United States where more than 40% of adults are obese and more than 70% are ...

New research published in the Lancet finds that obesity related deaths are on the rise and the obesity epidemic continues to ...

Maintaining systolic blood pressure consistently below 130 mmHg could help decrease the risk for new-onset diabetes in the ...

Contrave and Wegovy are both weight loss medications. Learn about their effectiveness, side effects, costs, and which ...

HealthDay News — An intermittent fasting (IMF) intervention yields modestly greater weight loss than daily caloric restriction (DCR) among adults with overweight or obesity, according to a study ...

A new University of Michigan study has found that a large majority of older adults believe health insurance—especially ...

The prevalence of U.S. adults without diabetes who filled a GLP-1 receptor agonist prescription rose from 0.1% in 2018 to 0.4 ...

A new study finds that intermittent fasting three days a week can lead to greater weight loss and better health outcomes than ...