The percentage of U.S. adults with obesity did not significantly rise from 2013 to 2023, though a small uptick in the rate of ...

Is obesity a risk factor or a disease? This debate shapes treatments, policies, and eating disorder care. Explore its impact ...

A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity and excess body fat that goes beyond BMI. Here's what they recommend using instead.

Recent research suggests that a new approach could help even patients with advanced forms of fatty liver disease.

As people grow older, their risk of developing heart disease increases, and one of the biggest risk factors is obesity. Being ...

In the U.S., adult obesity is defined as having a BMI greater than 30. BMI is calculated by dividing weight over height without accounting for body composition. The Lancet Commission is comprised ...

More U.S. adults believe it is a good thing than a bad thing for adults to use weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and ...

From 2013-2014 to August 2021-August 2023, there were small increases in the percentage of children and adolescents with obesity, as well as in adults with severe obesity (but not obesity). There were ...

Healthy Georgia report from the Augusta University School of Public Health came out and shows how Georgia residents are doing ...

The economic burden of obesity is also significant. In the Finger Lakes, excess medical spending due to obesity is estimated ...

Unlike in the case of adult obesity, genetic studies to understand obesity in children and adolescents are limited, particularly in non-Caucasian populations. Besides identifying the genetic ...