To improve access to care, many professional organizations have advocated for classifying obesity as a disease. However, the ...

The aim of the study was to not only observe the disparities exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic but also to draw attention to the issue to drive real, lasting change.

Understanding the link between obesity, fatty liver disease and kidney stones provides a new perspective on prevention and ...

Obesity was significantly more prevalent in Black and Hispanic children and adolescents compared with their non-Hispanic White peers and was potentially exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, a study ...

Globally, obesity is a growing public health crisis, affecting millions and leading to premature deaths. India faces a ...

The new federal estimates are spurring concerns about the health of U.S. children — and the way Trump administration health ...

Fatty liver disease affects more than 1 in 3 adults and often has no symptoms. A new drug developed with Tulane researchers ...

The campaign aims to enhance the understanding of obesity as a chronic disease and solutions to help manage the disease among Thais and healthcare providers.

For years, people living with obesity have been given the same basic advice: eat less, move more. But while this mantra may ...

A WHO-backed study reveals that overweight postmenopausal women with heart disease face a 31 per cent higher breast cancer ...

Insurers are cutting coverage, citing costs. But there’s seldom any discussion of the return on investment from these drugs ...

About 1 in 5 classified as overweight based on BMI alone considered to have obesity according to European society definition.