Major heart health risk factors like obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure remain on the rise in the United States, ...

A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass ...

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

Obesity has been an ongoing struggle for many consumers, and for years, body mass index (BMI) has been the key metric health ...

A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity and excess body fat that goes beyond BMI.

Eli Lilly's Ozempic-rivaling weight-loss pill orforglipron could be available in early 2026. Its retatrutide may be as ...

Hims & Hers, a tele-health start-up, aims to stand apart from dozens of Super Bowl commercials hawking snacks with a spot ...

China is aiming to beef up physical education in schools, making it core to the curriculum rather than a secondary subject, ...

B ollywood actor Akshay Kumar has endorsed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks on obesity and fitness, stating that he has ...

Researchers at the, Riverside, backed by a substantial NIH grant, are pioneering a study on the unique immune responses to ...

Over-availability of food: Since cats do not need to hunt to eat when they are confined to the house, they sometimes eat just ...