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After accounting for risk factors already known to adversely affect life expectancy, such as age, body mass index (BMI) and ...

Body dissatisfaction may causally increase eating disorder and depressive symptoms, according to a study published in the ...

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In a real-world registry study of adults with overweight or obesity, 5:2 intermittent fasting and daily calorie restriction ...

Vegetarian and vegan diets can support healthy growth when carefully planned with appropriate supplementation, finds a major ...

The financial website Wallethub compared all 50 states and the District of Columbia to rank the most overweight and obese ...

More babies in England are now born by caesarean section than by a spontaneous vaginal birth, for the first time on record.