Many people assume obesity is caused by inactivity and burning fewer calories. But our diets — and excess calorie intake — ...

It turns out that obesity may be much more complicated than we thought, with the condition potentially existing in up to 11 ...

Scientists find that diet, especially ultraprocessed foods, has a greater impact on obesity than physical activity levels, ...

We live in a world where high-calorie, low-nutrient foods are cheap and everywhere, and where physical activity has been engineered out of everyday life.

Research has shown that obesity can be an underlying cause of both psychosocial and physical functioning and can be a ...

An obesity drug from Hengrui Pharma and Kailera Therapeutics succeeded in a late-stage trial in China, while Anne Wojcicki's ...

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

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

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

New research reveals that people in rich and poor nations burn similar calories daily, pointing to diet as the real cause of ...

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Gwyneth Paltrow's biggest teenage fear was 'obesity,' according to her high school yearbook, which also reveals she was a big ...