A genetic test may one day predict a child’s risk of obesity in adulthood, paving the way for early interventions.

Tirzepatide improves outcomes in patients with obesity-related HFpEF regardless of the severity of their baseline BMI or fat ...

Researchers hope that a better understanding of which genes contribute to excess weight could help with prevention starting ...

Wearing floor-length dresses and wrap-around skirts, the group of elderly women giggle and tease each other as they jog in ...

It turns out that obesity may be much more complicated than we thought, with the condition potentially existing in up to 11 ...

Scientists find that diet, especially ultraprocessed foods, has a greater impact on obesity than physical activity levels, ...

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the prevalence of obesity in Canada has increased at a greater rate.

An obesity drug from Hengrui Pharma and Kailera Therapeutics succeeded in a late-stage trial in China, while Anne Wojcicki’s ...

For years, the battle against obesity has been largely fought on the treadmill, with the common wisdom suggesting that a lack ...

What if we could prevent people from developing obesity? The World Obesity Federation expects more than half the global ...

People in richer countries aren’t moving less — they’re just eating more. A new Duke study shows that diet, not laziness, is ...

This has led to a pervasive belief that obesity is primarily a consequence of insufficient exercise and excessive eating, ...