Stephen Ogweno spent his childhood carrying a weight no one around him fully understood, not even himself. While his peers ran and played freely, he struggled with obesity, a condition that quietly ...

A long-accepted explanation of childhood growth patterns is now being challenged by new research that questions whether BMI ...

Researchers note that excess weight has been rising for 40–45 years, elevating the risk of cancer, cardiovascular, metabolic, ...

Louisiana has gone from 5th-highest to the 4th-highest in the nation for youth obesity. See the national data.

A study finds the rise in U.S. obesity rates have hit a plateau in children but are still climbing for adults, and are still ...

Children were more likely to undergo an evaluation if they had public insurance, had a higher BMI, had English as a primary ...

India has long battled infectious diseases and undernutrition, but another health emergency is quietly spreading across cities, towns, and even villages. Obesity and metabolic disorders are now ...

Greater weight loss after incretin-based obesity and diabetes treatment was linked to lower risks of sleep apnea, kidney ...

New MRI body composition analysis shows that hidden fat patterns may predict future metabolic and cardiovascular health ...