Obesity-related diseases account for nearly 10 percent of all U.S. medical spending or an estimated $147 billion a year, researchers said on Monday.

They said U.S. obesity rates rose…

The increased risk of cancer in obese women appears to be reduced by weight-loss or “bariatric” surgery, according to a report in the Journal of the American College of…

New research from the Stanford University School of Medicine and Stanford Hospital & Clinics suggests that the use of a dietary supplement after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass…

Patients who undergo weight loss surgery should not expect it to cure the nighttime breathing disorder known as obstructive sleep apnea, according to a paper in the June issue…

A “Fresh Start” to Summer; New Program Offers Personalized Physician-assisted Approach to Losing Weight

Perhaps the only thing harder than sticking to a weight loss plan is starting…

Gastric bypass conducted using laparoscopic techniques is just as safe and effective in patients over 65 years of age as it is in younger patients, according to study findings presented…

Weight-loss surgery may help obese women lower their risk of developing cancer, Swedish researchers said on Tuesday.

They found women who had weight-loss surgery were 42 percent less likely to…

Young adults who are overweight or obese have an increased risk of pancreatic cancer, and being obese at an older age is associated with…

Underweight people and those who are extremely obese die earlier than people of normal weight—but those who are overweight actually live longer than people…

Coronary artery bypass surgery provides long-term benefits for children whose hearts and blood vessels are damaged by Kawasaki disease, Japanese researchers report in Circulation: Journal of the…

People who are trying to lose weight may hinder their odds of success by skipping breakfast, according to a new study that found that skipping the first meal…

Children who are overweight tend to eat a relatively large share of their calories later in the day, a new study suggests.

Some studies of adults have found connections…

Vitamin D levels in the body at the start of a low-calorie diet predict weight loss success, a new study found. The results, which suggest a…

According to a research abstract that will be presented on Thursday, June11, at SLEEP 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, a link exists…

Waist size and body mass index are independently associated with sleep disordered breathing in school-age children, according to new research published in the current issue of Sleep.

Sleep disordered breathing takes…

–According to a research abstract that will be presented on Monday, June 8, at SLEEP 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, race…

Obesity is now acknowledged as a chronic disease with a number of related complications, and its prevalence has reached alarming epidemic proportions. While bariatric surgery is effective at treating the…

A new study challenges the prevailing wisdom that to improve pregnancy outcomes, all women, even those who are obese, should gain weight during pregnancy. The study, the…

Teenagers who regularly use the bathroom scale may be more likely than their peers to take healthy measures to control their weight, a new study suggests.

The findings, reported in…

Checking in with a nurse every couple of weeks is just as effective for helping people maintain weight loss as an intensive and much more expensive program involving longer sessions…

Most of the current obesity research is not proving helpful in finding solutions to the growing international epidemic, according to a Deakin University public health expert.

Professor…

Primary care doctors who counsel African American patients about obesity should remain sensitive to the perceptions of their patients, according to a report in the Journal of General Internal…

Could sleep be a critical component to maintaining a healthy body weight? According to new research to be presented on Sunday, May 17, at the American Thoracic Society’s 105th International…

Stress may indeed be a direct contributor to childhood obesity. That’s according to a new Iowa State University study finding that increased levels of…

As the childhood obesity epidemic in the United States continues, researchers are examining whether early parent and child behaviors contribute to the problem. A study from the Department of Nutritional…