Scientists found that obesity may exist in 11 biological forms, each linked to different genes and body functions.

To improve access to care, many professional organizations have advocated for classifying obesity as a disease. However, the ...

Baseline BMI may play a significant role in improving exercise capacity, body weight and BP among patients with HF with ...

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

Patients prescribed drugs to help them lose weight may experience a rebound in weight gain after halting their prescription, ...

Obesity is the largest epidemic worldwide that reportedly kills people of all ages. This deadly disease currently affects more than 2 billion people worldwide. Due to changing food systems and ...

Patients prescribed drugs to help them lose weight may experience a rebound in weight gain after halting their prescription, ...

For decades, obesity treatment has leaned on temporary fixes—diets, medications, and weight-loss fads. Today, nearly 12 percent of U.S. adults have used a GLP-1 drug.

Technology alone can't replace the human touch to produce meaningful weight loss in obesity treatment, reports a new study. Giving people technology alone for the initial phase of obesity ...

Pediatricians should screen children with obesity for those and other conditions at routine checkups, the AAP said in the new guidelines. Reducing BMI with treatment can help prevent those other ...