Major heart health risk factors like obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure remain on the rise in the United States, ...

A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass ...

According to a doctor, when a person suffers from metabolically healthy obesity, most of the fat accumulates in the hips and ...

A new review found as many as 45% of Type 2 diabetics are suffering multiple deficiencies in vitamins, minerals and ...

Obesity and type 2 diabetes are closely linked. Excess body fat can alter your body’s metabolic system, promote insulin resistance, and trigger inflammatory responses that affect how well your ...

A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity and excess body fat that goes beyond BMI.

Helping kids with obesity drop pounds can have a huge impact on their future health.When these children and teens los ...

Research identifies key factors affecting semaglutide initiation among obese individuals without diabetes, revealing ...

Eli Lilly's Ozempic-rivaling weight-loss pill orforglipron could be available in early 2026. Its retatrutide may be as ...

“Beneficial pediatric obesity treatment response yielded enduring health benefits, markedly lowering future morbidity and mortality risks in young adulthood,” the authors write. Several authors ...

Individuals who have obesity and also have diabetes or heart disease, or who are experiencing joint or back pain, or other obesity-associated medical conditions, would be considered clinically obese.