Overweight patients with risk factors for heart disease should be sent by their doctors for "intensive behavioral counseling" about diet or exercise, according to new recommendations from the United ...

People who were overweight as children but achieve a normal weight by young adulthood appear to have a long-term risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) similar to what’s seen in people who were never ...

More U.S. students are gaining weight, obesity is rising, but fewer are taking action to improve their health and build better daily habits.

Nearly 1 in 5 teens in the United States is obese, putting their long-term health at serious risk. Obesity in adolescence ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Metformin lowered the risk for long COVID in adults with overweight or obesity across several analyses. More ...

Dolan, who is a professor of obstetrics/gynecology and women’s health at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, New York, said the research “demonstrates a dose-response relationship between ...

Pre-pregnancy parental overweight and obesity is linked to the next generation's heightened risk of developing fatty liver disease, a potential precursor to cirrhosis and liver failure, suggests ...

Understanding the Global Obesity Crisis The prevalence of overweight and obesity is escalating at an alarming rate across the globe. Health professionals regard this issue as a significant threat and ...

A study of Kolkata schools has found that one in eight adolescents aged 12-16 is obese, highlighting a growing childhood obesity crisis.