A study in the Lancet medical journal has now revealed obesity is the most common form of malnutrition worldwide. In the UK alone, 16.8 million people are obese – 8 million women, 7.4 million ...

The new atlas shows the types of cells in fat tissue and their functions but doesn’t clarify if the differences cause ...

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 ...

Central obesity measures of waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio appear to be more accurate and consistent indicators ...

ETH Zurich researchers collected cells from overweight individuals to identify biological markers that raise the risk of metabolic diseases.