Experts offer a variety of policy solutions to the childhood obesity crisis. Many are drawn from the anti-tobacco playbook — ...

A new study finds that three quarters of American adults and half of adolescents are too heavy. That's making more of us sick and creating enormous health care costs.

The conversation surrounding health care reform has intensified in recent years, revealing deep divides in how we view personal responsibility, government intervention and public health ...

The challenge, Popkin said, will be finding leaders in the US who are willing to work on solutions for the obesity epidemic. He doesn’t expect it to become a priority for the second Trump ...

Family-based behavioral treatment (FBT) is a clinically-proven approach to treating children with obesity in which a health ...

Wellness - The educational program "Granny’s Healthy Bag - Education for a healthy lifestyle" organized by the Healthy ...

These chemicals may also be linked to the widespread consumption of ultra-processed foods, like chips, candies, and sodas. Studies show that people who eat a lot of these foods tend to weigh more, and ...

Traditional treatment strategies and public health interventions aimed at reducing the incidence of obesity are proving inadequate at controlling the global epidemic of this condition. The main focus ...

How does obesity influence cancer risk? This analysis explores the hormonal, inflammatory, and microbiome pathways driving ...

The study found out that the prevalence of obesity ... the epidemic. The study found out that making school meals healthier, and replacing junk food with vegetables could be the solution.