More than one billion people around the world are now living with obesity, a new global analysis suggests. As of 2022, around 159 million children and adolescents and 879 million adults are obese, ...

Chinese scientists have recommended a region-specific diet they say is crucial to improving eating habits in the country amid a rise in obesity and lifestyle diseases, and as a means to conserve ...

The findings estimate that rises in obesity rates around the world will have a significant impact on the global economy, equating to 3% of global Gross Domestic Product. The report emphasises that ...

Obesity rates have been steadily rising around the world for decades. Globally, obesity among adults has more than doubled ...

Slowing or reversing obesity trends more widely — more than half of the world’s population is expected to be overweight ...

But is it the "fattest"? One way to find out is by comparing obesity rates around the world - measured by a person's Body Mass Index (BMI). An obese person is defined as someone with a high ...

The seemingly inexorable rise in global obesity is being reflected in the sales of diabetes and weight-loss drugs, including ...

First the drugs tackled diabetes. Then, with just an injection a week, they took on obesity. Now they are being found to treat cardiovascular and kidney disease, and are being tested for Alzheimer’s ...

The drugmaker hopes to show CagriSema leads to at least 25% weight loss, without increased side effects. Its lead in a ...

Obesity is a condition where a person has accumulated ... Agricultural policies in most of the developed world have led to much cheaper foods. The US Farm Bill meant that the source of processed ...