Economic development drives higher obesity rates worldwide, but not because people move less. Instead, rising consumption of ...

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Scientists find that diet, especially ultraprocessed foods, has a greater impact on obesity than physical activity levels, ...

Researchers analyzed national health data from 2008 to 2023, uncovering a surge in the most severe obesity categories for children aged 2 to 18 years old.

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Pakistan is facing a full-blown obesity epidemic, with 81% of women and 74% of men now classified as obese, health experts revealed at a seminar in Lahore. Speaking at an Obesity Awareness Seminar ...

Cancer deaths tied to obesity have skyrocketed, especially in vulnerable groups like women and rural communities.

Obesity is usually talked about as being related to heart disease, diabetes, or arthritis. But what many people do not know is that excess weight can also affect the skin. From fungal infections to ...

New research published Tuesday concludes that the rising rate of extreme childhood obesity—well above the usual BMI ...

The new study found that Midwestern states had the highest rates of obesity-linked cancer deaths, while the Northeast fared ...

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Rural, older, Black, and female Americans bear the brunt of the surge in obesity-related cancer mortality, new data show.