We all know that being overweight is bad for your health. Carrying excess fat is a risk factor for heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, a range of cancers and an increased chance of an early death. The ...

Novo Nordisk on Monday revealed weaker-than-expected data from a second late-stage trial of its obesity drug candidate ...

A study from Tübingen reveals that the brain plays a central role in the development of obesity. The prevalence of obesity ...

(BMI stands for Body Mass Index, an estimate of body fat based on height and weight.) Overweight people have a BMI between 25 and 30, while obesity is defined as a BMI of 30 or over, researchers said.

Body mass index is a measure that provides insight into body fat by comparing an individual's height and weight. This ...

With increasing urbanisation, changing dietary habits, and rising stress levels, India must adopt a holistic approach to prevent and manage obesity.

Obesity has long been classified as a global epidemic — and new data published in The Lancet journal spotlights how much ...

Childhood obesity is on the rise, with alarming projections showing one in six children and adolescents could be obese by ...

Study finds Mediterranean diet reduces cancer risks linked to obesity, especially for colorectal, liver and kidney cancers, ...

Nearly 40% of consumers classified as overweight or obese under traditional body mass index (BMI) definitions would no longer carry that diagnosis under newly proposed criteria recently published ...

High adherence to a Mediterranean diet could help reduce the risk for obesity-linked cancers by 6%, a new study shows.

Skipping just one night of sleep causes healthy adults to see a spike in immune cells linked to chronic inflammation, a key ...