Doctors can reframe their consultations to focus on the whole person in front of them, and not the numbers on scales, says Ellen Fallows The latest guidelines on obesity from the National Institute ...

Recognizing obesity as a chronic condition can improve treatment by shifting the focus to biological factors. Get to know ...

DENVER (KDVR) — Obesity rates continue to be a critical issue for kids and teens in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More than 19% of kids and teens across the ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) David B. Sarwer, Temple University (THE CONVERSATION) The Trump administration is ...

Recent figures showing that roughly one in three adults meets the medical definition of obesity, a body mass index of 30 or above. The problem extends to younger generations too, with one in six ...

Study finds obesity rates up in 28 states, magazine finds fatty foods anywhere. July 1, 2010— -- Despite education campaigns about the obesity epidemic and U.S. government reports that obesity ...

Over 27 percent of adults worldwide with obesity qualify for GLP-1 weight loss medicines but access remains unequal.

Exposure to certain chemicals collectively known as "obesogens" may be contributing to the growing obesity epidemic, because exposure has been shown to interfere with the way we metabolize fat.

Every few years, a familiar policy reflex returns: ban advertising and hope the problem goes away.The UK has now pushed ahead ...

The UK has enforced a ban on daytime TV and online junk food advertising, aiming to curb childhood obesity. Local authorities have also been given the power to stop fast food shops setting up outside ...

Obesity is common in our society for humans and our pets. Spring is a good time to consider the impacts of winter accumulation of weight resulting from reduced activity and no change in calorie intake ...