The obesity diagnosis has always been controversial. Now, a new clinical definition is raising even more questions.

With increasing urbanisation, changing dietary habits, and rising stress levels, India must adopt a holistic approach to prevent and manage obesity.

High adherence to a Mediterranean diet could help reduce the risk for obesity-linked cancers by 6%, a new study shows.

Two recent documents—one from the FDA, the other from a commission organized by The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology—indicate ...

Around 38 percent of Filipino adults live with a high Body Mass Index (BMI); by 2030, this number is projected to rise to ...

We all know that being overweight is bad for your health. Carrying excess fat is a risk factor for heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, a range of cancers and an increased chance of an early death. The ...

More than half of adults and a third of children and teens worldwide will be overweight or obese by 2050, a comprehensive ...

Novo Nordisk on Monday revealed weaker-than-expected data from a second late-stage trial of its obesity drug candidate ...

Rates of obesity and overweight are spiralling due to a "monumental societal failure" to tackle the problem, with more than ...

Nearly 40% of consumers classified as overweight or obese under traditional body mass index (BMI) definitions would no longer carry that diagnosis under newly proposed criteria recently published ...

A study from Tübingen reveals that the brain plays a central role in the development of obesity. The prevalence of obesity ...

The Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) marked World Obesity Day by launching an awareness campaign on obesity ...