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

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 ...

Older adults who don’t get enough exercise and have trouble sleeping tend to be obese, according to a new study. Adding more activity could ease the negative impacts on sleeping on obesity.

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

The obesity diagnosis has always been controversial. Now, a new clinical definition is raising even more questions.

(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.

Obesity prevalence was higher among female incarcerated individuals but lower among male incarcerated individuals across all country income levels.

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.