A new study finds that three quarters of American adults and half of adolescents are too heavy. That's making more of us sick and creating enormous health care costs.

Your weight tells only part of the story. Body composition reveals the real truth about health, fitness, and longevity beyond the scale.

Whether you're an athlete looking to make gains in the gym or someone looking to lose weight, tracking your body composition can be an asset, say experts.

Childhood BMI trends — specifically moderate BMI and high BMI variability — were associated with high cortisol concentrations at 17 years of age.

Weight-loss surgery can protect the liver health of patients with obesity and fatty liver disease, a new study repor ...

David Haslam, chair of the National Obesity Forum, explains how we can maintain a healthy weight and why, when it comes to ...

Childhood obesity continues to be a growing problem in out country. So, should the government regulate food advertising like it did with cigarettes?

Researchers identify a significant association between sugar-sweetened beverage tax and BMI changes among adults living in ...

A brand new candidate for weight-loss treatment is on the table, with scientists uncovering for the first time how a hormone ...

A new study uncovers a novel mechanism through which brown fat is transformed into heat, offering protection against ...

Study reveals that sleep traits predict over 15% of body characteristics across 15 physiological systems, with visceral fat, ...