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

A positive response to treatment for pediatric obesity has enduring health benefits into young adulthood, according to study findings.

In the United States, the annual death rate is at over three million. Knowing the top ten diseases responsible for U.S.

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

An obesity medicine physician writes that weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic have been getting a bad rap, almost as if those ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended the adoption of Lower Sodium Salt Substitutes (LSSS) to address the global rise in hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, and strokes linked to ...

Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death in the US, driven by rising rates of obesity, diabetes, and high blood pressure. Experts urge holistic prevention strategies and equitable ...

More than 72% have unhealthy weight, with nearly 42% having full-fledged obesity. And more than half (57%) have type 2 diabetes or prediabetes. "If recent trends continue, hypertension and obesity ...

As though diabetes, obesity, or hypertension alone would be bad enough, all three conditions together are bad news and a serious wake-up call. No one treatment can completely cure this triad called ...

Achieving obesity remission reduced children’s and teens’ risk for developing type 2 diabetes, hypertension and dyslipidemia ...

A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity. The global team’s recommendations were published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology on Jan. 14. Body mass index ...

LONDON – Medical experts proposed a radical overhaul of how obesity is diagnosed, moving away from relying on body mass alone and adding broader measurements such as heart health. The ...