A survey of adults living with obesity and their physicians across seven countries reveals a high disconnect between their perceptions about the causes of obesity and treatment goals. The findings ...

Obesity has become one of the most closely tracked public health metrics of our time, and the numbers paint a picture that is ...

Obesity has long been the invisible health crisis looming over humanity, with rates climbing globally. There is some positive news now emerging from a multi-decade study spanning several nations. A ...

Over half of adults and a third of kids and teens around the world will have overweight or obesity by 2050, according to two reports using data on 204 countries and territories. If observed trends ...

LONDON, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Doctors worldwide should diagnose obesity differently, relying on broader criteria and taking into account when the condition causes ill-health, according to a new framework ...

The US has a higher obesity burden than most countries, with 40% of adults living with obesity, leading to significant public health initiatives. The US leads in early-stage obesity drug development, ...

“Today, more than 1 in 5 young people (20.7%) live with overweight or obesity, and in Brazil, there are already about 17 million children and adolescents in this condition,” said the expert.

OVER THE next decade, obesity and associated chronic diseases will have a profound impact on economies and global health. Yet for all the publicity around weight-loss treatments, it is clear that ...