This form of exercise is found to be especially beneficial for women and middle-aged and older adults, particularly those ...

Body mass index (BMI) was almost three times more likely to classify children as overweight than waist circumference-to-height ratio, according to a new study.

Wedded to weight gain? New research shows a shocking link between marriage and excess pounds. A team from the National ...

If observed trends over the past 30 years continue, the total number of adults ages 25 and older living with overweight (body ...

Body mass index (BMI) was almost three times more likely to classify children as overweight as a waist circumference-to-height ratio, according to a new study.

A Polish health survey found that being married increased risk of overweight in women and men, with the latter group also experiencing three times the risk of obesity.

Without urgent policy reform and action, over half the world's adult population (3.8 billion) and a third of all children and ...

Body mass index (BMI) was almost three times more likely to classify children as overweight than waist circumference-to-height ratio, according to a new study.

More than half of adults and a third of children and teens worldwide will be overweight or obese by 2050, a comprehensive ...

A new screening intervention in the primary care setting can improve the identification and management of obesity risk in pediatric patients, according to a poster presented at the National ...

Obesity prevalence increased among both adults and children across all regions of the world from 1990 to 2021, and more than ...

New research set to be presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025) suggests that marriage significantly ...