"If people are obese, it's because they don't pay attention." This phrase comes up over and over again and infantilizes the main people concerned. It's as if these people don't know how to "self ...

Obesity has often been described as a "gateway disease" leading to other conditions — and one of those is COVID-19, according to a new study from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical ...

A study published Monday in the Lancet predicts that about 60% of adults and nearly a third of young people worldwide will be overweight or obese by 2050. Halfpoint - stock.adobe.com In case you ...

This study sends a hopeful message: Cancer survivors can take charge of their health. A healthy lifestyle—avoiding obesity, ...

Mary is not alone. Although people with more body fat are at increased risk of health conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, stroke and some cancers, studies have repeatedly identified a ...

This term came about because it was considered absurd that fat people could actually be healthy." But the numbers don't lie. Fat people can be healthy and, in some cases, healthier than those who ...

A number of situations have led to changes in use of “obesity” in medicine. While it was currently defined by a BMI of over 30 Kg/m2 for people of European descent, more country-specific BMI ...

Eli Lilly said on Saturday its experimental pill orforglipron helped diabetics lose weight and lower their blood sugar, and ...

[In other words, approximately 45 pounds for a person who weighs 300 pounds.] So there will always be fat people. There have always been fat people. We're going to need to deal with body diversity ...

For many, fitness trackers have become indispensable tools for monitoring how many calories they've burned in a day. But for ...