IT seems that Guyanese are not taking seriously enough the tremendous impact that overweight has on the two main non-communicable diseases (NCDs)primarily responsible for deaths in this country – ...

Could dogs who are overweight or obese have an increased risk of high intraocular pressure (the pressure inside the eyes)? That’s a question that researchers wanted to answer, as high eye pressure is ...

An estimated 36.2% of Michigan adults were obese in 2024, marking the state’s highest rate in more than a decade. U.S. prevalence of obesity was highest in the Midwest region. Michigan found itself ...

Millions of Americans lack access to treatments that could lengthen and improve their lives, while bending the curve of U.S.

Dr. Aparna Parikh from the Mass. General Brigham Cancer Institute discusses the reasons behind the surge of colorectal cancer ...

A recent genetic study has found that nearly a quarter of how a child’s body mass index, or BMI, changes over time may be influenced by common genetic.

When the Asian financial crisis sent rice prices soaring in Indonesia in the late 1990s, the shock didn’t just strain household budgets—it left lasting marks on children’s bodies. Researchers from the ...

"It showed me what a disadvantage I was at compared to people who don’t have obsessive thoughts about food. It never had ...

Two thirds of patients hide weight loss drug use, new research finds, as Scots struggle to tell family they are using the treatment.

America’s obsession with weight loss is creating a hot market for ​makers of condiments and spices, as the surge in GLP-1 ...

The clinical trials told one story. When patients stopped semaglutide in controlled research settings, they regained roughly ...

Humans evolved in an atmosphere containing roughly 200–300 parts per million (ppm) of carbon dioxide (CO₂). Today, that ...