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

Scientists mapped fat tissue differences in obese individuals, uncovering cell changes linked to metabolic disease risk and ...

People living in rural areas are at greater risk for obesity than the general population, and they often have limited access ...

The CDC’s incoming head, former Congressman Dave Weldon, a physician, has been commissioned by Trump to “ focus on the ...

The percentage of U.S. adults with obesity did not significantly rise from 2013 to 2023, though a small uptick in the rate of obesity was seen for children and adolescents, according to data published ...

The Independent Data Monitoring Committee met this week on February 10, 2025 to evaluate the unblinded safety Phase 2b QUALITY data and recommended to continue the QUALITY extension study as designed- ...

Research has uncovered key differences in gene expression linked to inflammation, metabolism and cardioprotection. These findings could help inform the development of targeted therapies for ...

‘Ultraprocessed Food Consumption and Obesity Development in Canadian Children’ by Zheng Hao Chen et al. was published in JAMA Network Open at 16:00 UK time on Friday 31 January 2025.

“Ultraprocessed food is characterized as energy dense, and excess energy intake is known to be associated with obesity development,” Zheng Hao Chen, BSc, a PhD student in the department of ...

"This is unprecedented," says Javier Guzman, the director of global health policy at the Center for Global Development. CDC collaborates with WHO on a wide range of health efforts, including the ...

Background: The association between triglyceride-glucose (TYG) and its composite obesity indexes and cardio-renal disease ... Statistics were calculated in accordance with the CDC’s guidelines. Sample ...

"This is unprecedented," says Javier Guzman, the director of global health policy at the Center for Global Development. CDC collaborates with WHO on a wide range of health efforts, including the ...