Childhood obesity and diabetes may silently weaken bone growth, raising fracture and osteoporosis risk later. A study links ...

Research finds physical inactivity is not the primary driver of obesity. Experts warn that ultra-processed foods are fueling ...

Single adults and senior citizens especially have limited options for finding good housing, the report says. The National Low ...

Natalie Muth, MD, MPH, RDN, is an adjunct associate professor at UCLA Fielding School of Public Health; co-founder of Namio Health, a virtual intensive behavioral intervention for the treatment of ...

People who use GLP-1 weight loss drugs like Ozempic are more likely to suffer from severe acid reflux, or GERD, a new ...

What if doctors wrote prescriptions not just for medicine, but for daily walks, social dancing, or family dinners?

Weight-loss injections, including popular drugs like Wegovy and Mounjaro, may offer a protective shield against serious conditions such as dementia and stroke, a new study has indicated. The research ...

The researchers determined that women who began menstruating before age 10 were more likely to develop obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, heart problems and reproductive problems like ...

Childhood obesity rates are rising and global figures don't make for easy reading. The World Health Organization (WHO) ...

How late you eat your last meal of the day may impact your body's ability to control blood sugar levels, a recent study ...

For adults with obesity or overweight, tirzepatide-linked improvements in cardiometabolic risk factors are associated with the degree of weight reduction.

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