Childhood obesity rates differ by ethnicity, yet data on nativity for Latino youth in primary care are limited.

Half of the dogs in the United States are reported to be overweight and, according to a new study led by Texas A&M University ...

An accompanying episode of the Annals of Family Medicine Podcast, featuring study authors Ann Sinéad Doherty, PhD, and Emma ...

While it's widely accepted that higher calorie intake and decreased physical activity are both contributors to growing ...

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

For decades now, obesity has been defined by a number on a scale or where you land on the body mass index (BMI) measure. But ...

The new definition revealed that many individuals faced a higher risk of death due to harmful body fat , even though their ...

With loneliness and obesity representing enormous unmet needs – as well as contributing to the global health burden – providers could prescribe, say, a “befriending service” to someone suffering from ...

Anti-obesity medications can significantly raise testosterone levels and improve health outcomes for men with obesity or type 2 diabetes, according to a new study being presented Monday at ENDO ...

A new tablet-based drug is showing great promise for both type 2 diabetes and obesity — and unlike existing GLP-1 medications, it doesn’t reduce appetite or cause muscle loss. Early studies ...

In people with overweight or obesity, amycretin appeared safe and tolerable. Results from this first-in-human, phase 1 study support further investigation of the weight loss properties of amycretin.

Northwestern Medicine has launched a program to help patients who have concerns related to obesity and are planning a pregnancy. Women with higher levels of body fat sometimes struggle to conceive ...