Scientists find that diet, especially ultraprocessed foods, has a greater impact on obesity than physical activity levels, ...

It turns out that obesity may be much more complicated than we thought, with the condition potentially existing in up to 11 ...

Economic development drives higher obesity rates worldwide, but not because people move less. Instead, rising consumption of ...

Many people assume obesity is caused by inactivity and burning fewer calories. But our diets — and excess calorie intake — ...

Researchers analyzed national health data from 2008 to 2023, uncovering a surge in the most severe obesity categories for children aged 2 to 18 years old.

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New research published Tuesday concludes that the rising rate of extreme childhood obesity—well above the usual BMI ...

Cancer deaths tied to obesity have skyrocketed, especially in vulnerable groups like women and rural communities.

Pakistan is facing a full-blown obesity epidemic, with 81% of women and 74% of men now classified as obese, health experts revealed at a seminar in Lahore.

Obesity rates in children have been on the rise for decades, having quadrupled from 1990 to 2022, and along with the rise in ...

New research reveals that people in rich and poor nations burn similar calories daily, pointing to diet as the real cause of ...