New data showed childhood obesity has hit a record high in recent years, while federal changes such as cuts to food assistance programs and a revamped food pyramid reignite debates over how to handle ...

In Brazil, an estimated 6.6 million children aged 5-9 years and 9.9 million adolescents aged 10-19 years are overweight or have obesity; clinicians should prioritize prevention and early intervention.

A significant portion of SC adults face obesity, the most recent data shows. Here are the 10 counties where rates are highest.

Mississippi has been crowned the unhealthiest state in the U.S., according to data collected on national rates of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and stroke. Sometimes referred to under the umbrella ...

The general rate of obesity among adults in the United States has stagnated, but the rate of severe obesity has increased, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A report ...

CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR, CHIEF INTERNATIONAL ANCHOR: And as we said, it’s streaming live now — or no, it’s streaming now on Apple TV. We turn next to a health crisis in the United States. A new Biden ...

A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity. The global team’s recommendations were published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology on Jan. 14. Body mass index (BMI) ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The poor are most likely to be fat, but the more affluent are closing the gap. Obesity is growing fastest among Americans who make more than $60,000 a year, researchers reported ...

A Philippine lawmaker on Monday sounded the alarm over the country’s rising obesity problem, following a recent study that found about 41% of the 72 million Filipino adults — translating to 29.5 ...

India faces rising severe obesity. Experts discuss how GLP-1 and dual GIP/GLP-1 medications, combined with lifestyle and ...