A large majority of Americans are walking around with too much body fat, nationally representative data suggests.

Nearly 70 per cent of Aussie adults are already considered overweight or obese.

Research suggests that a waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) measurement is a better indicator of obesity than body mass index (BMI), ...

A new study suggests using body mass index alone may miss many people with the disease, but the findings come with caveats.

Could the way doctors traditionally measure obesity allow a subset of people with obesity-related health risks to slip ...

UP to 25 per cent more adults could be classed as obese under a radical shake-up of the body-mass-index (BMI) system, experts ...

Obesity is a common risk factor for numerous chronic conditionsiStock Obesity is a complex medical problem that can increase the risk of many acute as well as chronic health conditions. It is a common ...

Hormonal Imbalance and Weight Gain: The problem is that years of misconceptions, misleading diet advice, and social ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study looked at the link between having a genetic risk of developing obesity and how much physical activity someone would ...

Genentech, a member of the Roche Group (SIX: RO, ROP; OTCQX: RHHBY), announced today that new data from its obesity portfolio will be presented at the 2026 Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes ...

We’ve long known obesity leaves people at a heightened risk of disease and premature death. Now, researchers say it could also impact how early breast cancer spreads in women. Unique changes in the ...

Over 26% of U.S. adults with a normal BMI met new criteria for clinical obesity proposed by the Lancet commission. About 78% of adults had excess adiposity if defined by using two or three abnormal ...