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.

Major heart health risk factors like obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure remain on the rise in the United States, ...

A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows about half of U.S. adults believe it is a ...

A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass ...

China is aiming to beef up physical education in schools, making it core to the curriculum rather than a secondary subject, ...

Weight-loss drugs are probably playing a part in the slight dip in obesity in the US. But like many other parts of the world, the country has seen high inflation during the past few years ...

A new report published Monday found that heart disease continues to be the leading cause of death in the United States.

A study found that the triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index, combined with obesity measures, significantly correlates with ...

The AP-NORC poll results indicate that even as doctors urge the drugs’ use, some Americans continue to have concerns about weight-loss drugs, particularly for people who aren’t struggling with obesity ...