As people grow older, their risk of developing heart disease increases, and one of the biggest risk factors is obesity. Being ...

A new bill filed in Frankfort would exclude junk foods and other foods of low nutritional value from Supplemental Nutrition ...

Recent research suggests that a new approach could help even patients with advanced forms of fatty liver disease.

Obesity isn’t just about struggling to fit into last year’s jeans – it’s a full-blown global crisis. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that over one billion people worldwide are ...

Debate over childhood obesity treatments: weight-loss drugs vs. lifestyle changes, with concerns about long-term effects.

Is obesity a risk factor or a disease? This debate shapes treatments, policies, and eating disorder care. Explore its impact ...

More than 40 percent of Qataris are clinically obese, due to sedentary lifestyles, genetic factors, and cultural preferences ...

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Diabetes is another pressing issue, with 20.5% of Penang’s adult population diagnosed with the condition—4.9% higher than the ...

The health care community has redefined the requirements for clinical obesity, noting BMI shouldn’t be the sole barometer of ...

IT’S easy to go about your weekly food shop without much thought or consideration. You might just mindlessly follow the same well-trodden path around your local supermarket, not thinking about ...

With no improvement in mental health indicators, a higher rate of obesity than reported statewide, reports of food insecurity, and lower rates of tobacco and alcohol use, data gathered in the ...