While Obesity is increasing in the United States, it alone may not be killing as many people as in previous years because of medical and healthcare advances, according to studies…

The dire health effects associated with the ballooning waistlines of children and adolescents in the United States have prompted the American Heart Association to launch a new initiative targeting childhood Obesity.

“Although…

Downing lots of dairy food appears to do little in the short term for young women’s waistlines, despite earlier reports that eating dairy products can help people lose…

The number of false claims in media advertisements for weight-loss products from diet creams to wraps and patches has dropped significantly under voluntary screening by media outlets, the…

Obese patients often have increased blood pressure, researchers report. Also, many do not experience a nighttime dip in blood pressure as occurs in normal-weight individuals, and this could lead to…

Despite California’s image as a health-obsessed state, most Californian adults are obese or overweight, and the flab and physical inactivity cost $22 billion annually, a report released on Tuesday said.

Prescription weight-loss drugs can help consumers shed a moderate amount of weight when combined with a dieting regimen, a new study finds.

And a second study by the same…

The weight-loss drug Meridia helps overweight people with Diabetes to shed pounds and control their blood glucose levels, researchers report.

Dr. Roberto Vettor and colleagues from the University of Padua,…

Child Obesity has more than tripled in three decades and the increased health risk associated with being fat has wiped out progress in other areas, according to a report issued…

Detrimental blood flow and breathing changes are common in obese patients undergoing laparoscopic, or “keyhole,” gastric bypass surgery. Therefore, invasive monitoring with a blood vessel catheter may be warranted to assure…

Atkins Nutritionals, which championed a dieting craze that made millions of Americans shun bread and other carbohydrates, wants a do-over.

Replacing other foods with a few daily servings of yogurt may help obese adults trim their waistlines better than calorie-cutting alone, a new study suggests.

Among 34 obese…

Obese women who follow low-carbohydrate diets, such as the Atkins diet, may lose more weight in a four-month period than those who go on Low fat diets, new study findings…

If waistline trends continue unchanged, Obesity could soon reduce the average American’s life expectancy by up to 5 years, according to a report in The New England Journal of…

More Singaporeans risk suffering Stroke, Diabetes and other diseases as obesity levels rise in the affluent Southeast Asian city-state, a new government system of measuring body fat shows.

Singapore’s…

Many more women around the world are overweight than underfed, even in poor countries and rural areas, according to a report published on Tuesday.

Overall, 32 percent of…