WalletHub released a new analysis ranking America's most overweight cities, based on obesity rates, health consequences and ...

By 2050, over half of the adults and one third of the youth may be obese. Experts have called for urgent action to prevent ...

More than half of adults and a third of children and teens worldwide will be overweight or obese by 2050, a comprehensive global analysis has concluded. Overweight and obesity rates in adults ...

According to the World Health Organization, adult obesity has doubled since 1990, while teenage obesity has quadrupled. "Obesity in the past was not regarded as a chronic medical condition," said ...

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.

One of the lasting memories from my teenage years is what I now recognise as an obsession with weight control.

The incidence and risk for suicidality and self-harm were low for individuals given glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists for obesity and diabetes, according to results of a systematic review ...