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How the Lancet report on obesity is a cause for concern for India, which is already dealing with a high burden of ...

A new study from the University of Michigan reveals that people strongly believe women are more generous, cooperative and ...

The global number of cases of osteoarthritis, as well the disability associated with the condition, have risen by more than ...

A comprehensive new report estimates that the proportion of the global population who are overweight or obese has doubled ...

Obesity prevalence increased among both adults and children across all regions of the world from 1990 to 2021, and more than half of adults are expected to have obesity by 2050, according to two ...

Greater body mass index from early adulthood to midlife is associated with better midlife cognition, particularly among US men and Black adults.

Number of overweight and obese adults by mid-century in India (218 million men and 231 million women) could be the second ...

If observed trends over the past 30 years continue, the total number of adults ages 25 and older living with overweight (body ...

Without urgent policy reform and action, over half the world's adult population (3.8 billion) and a third of all children and ...