Scientists appear to have found an answer to the question of why people’s sense of taste appears to become duller as they...
Researchers have long been struggling to explain the so-called obesity paradox, wherein people who are overweight or obese live longer than those...
The United States is not making any progress towards lowering childhood obesity rates, a new study says, contradicting previous reports that the...
Huge chocolate bars are set to be banned from hospital shops, vending machines and canteens in England, according to the National Health...
Obesity levels among children and teenagers has risen ten-fold in the past 40 years, meaning millions of adolescents around the world are...
The US Food and Drug Administration is looking into whether there is a link between the use of gastric balloons and the...
It’s not only Americans who are suffering from obesity problems; apparently, so are the nation’s pets. A report titled Banfield Pet Hospitals...
Over two million people in the world are now overweight or obese, a global report states. Data on 195 countries shows that...
The world’s heaviest woman alive just set a new record as the first woman to have shed over two hundred kilograms after...
Over one-third of Americans are obese, but only a few of them are trying to lose weight – much less than in...
Once again, France is stepping up its fight against obesity. In 2004, lawmakers banned vending machines from schools. In 2011, the country...
Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas may be the prime times to fill up on food, drinks and treats, but a study finds that...
Researchers from King’s College London say that what’s in feces can tell why a person is obese. The make-up of bacteria in...
Finally, some good news on obesity in America: the number of obese people dropped in four states last year, namely, Montana, Minnesota,...
Overweight adults past the age of 40 may experience faster brain aging compared to those of normal weight, a new study suggests. The...
Obesity is close to three times deadlier for men that for women, a new study suggests. Researchers studied data from 3.9 million...
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved an unorthodox method for losing weight: an external stomach pump called the AspireAssist that...
A new study has found that weight-loss surgery might lower obese people’s risk of an early death. The research, led by Christina...
Severe obesity may increase risks of complications after heart bypass surgery, a new study has found. In this new research, scientists reviewed...
A research report out of Denmark is pushing back against the belief that obesity reduces lifespan in humans. The new research suggests...