Obesity is a risk factor for adverse health outcomes involving multiple organ systems. Prior studies have analyzed conditions individually, limiting understanding of obesity's total health burden.

A new guideline to help health care providers manage obesity in children and adolescents takes a patient-centered approach, ...

High sodium and obesity increase the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and cancer New Delhi: While sugary foods and beverages are more blamed for the global rise in obesity rates, a new study ...

Severe obesity raises the risk of 16 major health conditions Higher obesity classes show stronger disease associations Urgent action needed to tackle the rising obesity burden The findings ...

TOKYO -- Temperatures and their fluctuations in the surrounding environment around the time conception occurs affect humans' risk of obesity when they become adults, according to a Japanese ...

In men, a WC increase of approximately 11 cm (e.g., comparing a WC of 100.8 cm versus 90 cm) was associated with a 25% higher risk of developing obesity-related cancers. The authors explain ...

Under a risk-based recommendation, the CDC would continue to recommend two doses of Covid-19 vaccines each year for older adults — those over 65 — and to anyone with weakened immune function.

Some risk factors for endometrial cancer, like your genes, are out of your control. But one of the biggest drivers is something you can take steps to change: excess body fat. Obesity raises your ...

shows that having an overweight or obesity trajectory during childhood is associated with an increased risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in adulthood. The study is by Frida ...

Brain activity alters when limiting smartphone use New fat cell subtypes could transform obesity care Whole milk associated with reduced risk of obesity The findings have identified that the ...

A worrying association between childhood obesity and an increased risk of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in adult life has been found in a new study. COPD is a progressive lung ...

A study finds that factors beyond a person's control, like socioeconomic status and whether their mom smoked or was obese, can influence whether they are overweight or obese as teenagers or adults.