Adults who developed severe obesity before the age of 18 are nearly three times more likely than those who developed the ...

The World Health Organization plans to endorse weight-loss drugs for treating adult obesity, marking a shift in addressing ...

The following is a summary of "Long-term weight change patterns in American adulthood in relation to gallstones: evidence ...

Individuals who transition from overweight to obese during adulthood may face a higher ovarian cancer risk, highlighting the ...

Higher BMI cutoffs are needed to diagnose overweight and obesity in male athletes, researchers reported in a study published ...

A previous study, published in PLOS Medicine by the same research group, has shown that children with obesity have a much higher mortality risk in early adulthood, and were much more likely to die ...

By the time they're 18, many teenagers will have heart disease risk factors such as obesity, high cholesterol, high blood ...

The new approach recommends focusing on quality of life and mental health — and even includes medications like GLP-1s, which ...

The World Health Organization is set to endorse weight-loss drugs for treating obesity in adults, marking a pivotal shift in ...