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 ...

Millions of Americans may be considered obese under a new health classification system developed in Europe. The framework, ...

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

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

Patients with obesity were found to have a 34% higher risk of contracting SARS-CoV-2 compared to non-obese people, researchers found. Doctors discuss why a higher BMI makes people more susceptible.

For people who are obese and have type 2 diabetes, using Ozempic and other GLP-1 agonist drugs cuts the all-cause mortality rate by 30%, according to a new Use of GLP-1 agonists also cut the risk that ...

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

And people with obesity continue to punish themselves. Stanford tells a story about a patient whose weight kept climbing even after being prescribed medications that are usually effective.

Obesity increased 43% among people with the highest genetic risk scores for obesity, but only by 13% among those with the lowest risk, researchers found.

For decades, people with obesity have dreaded interacting with their health care providers. Take Patty Nece. When she was in third grade, the school nurse wheeled in a scale and lined up the kids.