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

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 ...

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

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

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

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.

Amanda McGrosky, an assistant professor of biology at Elon, is the co-lead investigator on research that looked at the body’s ...

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

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

In India, even the poor are now falling prey to the diseases that the rich suffer from. Experts have said that as long as the poor do not get proper and cheap nutrition, health services and ...