It’s a brain disease,” a prominent obesity doctor explained on a “60 Minutes” episode about the drugs. “Obesity is disease” ...

Evidence shows that blockbuster weight-loss medications can reduce obesity even in children aged 6–11, but their long-term ...

"We observed in this cohort study that BMI outside of the normal category in women and men was associated with lower ...

The medtech industry hopes to capitalise on increased awareness about the obesity space to promote multidisciplinary ...

Control of multiple risk factors "effectively nullified” the excess risk for chronic kidney disease in individuals with ...

About 40% of Louisiana adults are obese, according to new data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

By week 56, kids, ages 6 to <12 years, on once-daily 3-mg liraglutide lost 5.8% of BMI compared with a 1.6% gain with ...

Severe obesity is already a significant problem for many children, especially since obese children often become obese adults.

Rates of obesity are highest in the Midwest and South, according to the CDC's latest report — but the entire U.S. is what one ...

A dietitian breaks down body mass index (BMI) versus body fat percentage and which is more effective to track for weight loss ...

Australian researchers said that supervised diets with intermittent fasting were for children with serious health conditions, ...

The corner bodega or neighborhood Kwik-E-Mart could be fueling childhood obesity in the United States, a new study ...