Weight loss is notoriously hard to maintain. Within a few years most people regain the pounds they initially lose, whether through dieting, exercise, surgery or weight-loss medications such as the ...

Obesity is now linked to at least 13 types of cancer, making it one of the most preventable cancer risk factors in the United States.

A new study from the University of Cambridge found that Labradors and humans share a key gene linked to obesity. The DENND1B gene influences hunger signals in the brain, making those with the variant ...

Is obesity a disease or a risk factor for disease? In medical circles – and outside of them – the question is contentious, with supporters on either side. In a newly published report, the Global ...

Obesity often persists from childhood into adulthood, yet guidelines are segmented by age, lacking adolescent-specific recommendations. Discrepancies exist in BMI assessment, exercise, and dietary ...

Childhood obesity has become one of the most alarming health issues of our time. In every corner of the world, more children are consuming high-calorie diets, spending long hours on screens, and ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) - More than two out of five adults in the U.S. are obese. You may have heard that if you move more, you’ll protect yourself from weight gain. But a new study shows ...

A new Cleveland Clinic study of nearly 8,000 patients found that people who stop popular GLP-1 weight-loss drugs often avoid ...

The Consortium of Sleep Psychology created one of the largest research studies on campus, focused on the relationship between sleep and obesity. They received a National Institute of Health (NIH) R15 ...

Elevated prepregnancy BMI in either parent is linked to increased odds of offspring developing metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in early adulthood.