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 — ...

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

The new study found that Midwestern states had the highest rates of obesity-linked cancer deaths, while the Northeast fared ...

The proportion of severely overweight children in the US has skyrocketed in recent years, with the highest rates seen in ...

It's common knowledge that obesity is a global epidemic, particularly in industrialized countries, and that it is a major ...

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

Rural, older, Black, and female Americans bear the brunt of the surge in obesity-related cancer mortality, new data show.

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