Complications of pregnancy in obese women with asthma may have more to do with obesity than with asthma, researchers report in the medical journal Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Lead investigator Dr.…

A few years ago public health researchers linked big-city attributes - like safety concerns and too few recreational facilities - to obesity. But residents of rural communities say their small towns…

Fifty percent of adults with high blood pressure were overweight as children, according to a new study by Tulane University epidemiologist Sathanur Srinivasan. The study links childhood obesity to…

Obesity is grabbing more headlines, but not necessarily crowding out media coverage of the dangers of tobacco use, according to a new study sponsored by a drug company. However…

The health risks for women who are extremely obese may be underestimated as a new study indicates they have a higher prevalence of hypertension, diabetes, and high cholesterol…

Obese people prone to binge eating may be less likely to have a successful outcome after weight-loss surgery, research suggests. Exercise habits, however, had relatively little effect.

In a study of…

Think you’ve got your diet under control? You may be gulping down hundreds of unwanted calories without even knowing it.

“Believe it or not, more than 20 percent of…

Obesity appears to be a problem worldwide affecting millions of people in many developed countries.

According to the the National Center for Health Statistics…

When smokers kick the habit, they may gain about 20 pounds, according to a new analysis -  quite a bit more than the commonly cited 5 pounds to…

A few years ago public health researchers linked big-city attributes -  like safety concerns and too few recreational facilities -  to obesity. But residents of rural communities say their small towns…

Residents of rural communities who feel isolated from recreational facilities, stores, churches and schools are more likely to be obese than those who believe they are closer to facilities, new…

Obesity is grabbing more headlines, but not necessarily crowding out media coverage of the dangers of tobacco use, according to a new study sponsored by a drug company. However…

Obese teenagers who had surgery to shrink the size of their stomachs on average lost nearly half their body weight in the four years after the procedure, according to a…

If you were beginning to suspect that the list of things which could make you fat seems to be growing longer on an almost daily basis - you…

A new drug to combat obesity will shortly be available in Britain.

The drug Acomplia is a new weight loss preparation that curbs the desire to over-eat and British patients…

Deakin University has developed a prototype tasty snack food with special health benefits.

Dr Russell Keast, a senior lecturer in the school of exercise and nutrition sciences, has developed a new…

Obese men with prostate cancer are at higher risk for treatment failure after primary radiation therapy, according to a new study.

Published in the August…

“Super-sized” fast food meals and TV time shouldn’t take all the blame for the U.S. obesity problem, according to a research review published Tuesday.

In fact, a group…

Could a substance found in green leaves be used as a means of combating obesity, by being added to various functional foods to keep the consumer feeling full longer?

This is the…

The conventional wisdom says that it is always harmful to your health to be overweight, and all obese and overweight people should try to lose weight. But this is…

Children who have migraines are more likely to be overweight than the general population, while overweight kids suffer more disabling migraines than their normal-weight peers, a new study shows.

“If you…

If the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in Britain has its way restrictions on advertising junk food will have ramifications which could extend well beyond television and will affect web sites,…

The Government’s recently announced initiative to screen the weight of four and ten year olds in schools could be psychologically harmful to children and even result…

Adding weight to toys may serve as a way to improve children’s fitness, according to research at Indiana State University.

Professor John Ozmun and graduate student Lee Robbins…

Members of rural Appalachian households who lack access to food or experience hunger are more likely to be obese and have diabetes, according to an Ohio University study.