Users of Alli, the first weight-loss drug approved for sale over-the-counter in the United States, are finding what they likely suspected all along: pills are no magic substitute…

Evidence shows that even a moderate weight reduction in obese people could save them a lifetime of health problems, especially heart disease. An estimated 50 million Americans have…

A new review of studies spread over five continents finds that overweight or obese children and teens can lose weight with lifestyle changes — sometimes coupled with medication.

Lead reviewer…

Three new genetic variations that increase the risk of obesity are revealed in a new study, published today in the journal Nature Genetics. The authors suggest that…

The February edition of the Journal of Nutrition offers new insights into possible associations between infant feeding and health outcomes related to obesity.

According to…

As people age, trying to eat less becomes more important to fend off middle-age weight gain, a new study hints.

Women generally need to increasingly restrain their…

Counselling via the phone and internet can help weight management in overweight individuals, according to a Dutch study published in the open access journal, BMC…

Socially disadvantaged mothers who receive home visits from trained community visitors are less likely to deliver low birth weight babies than other mothers in similar circumstances, a new…

The discovery more than a decade ago of leptin, an appetite-suppressing hormone secreted by fat tissue, generated headlines and great hopes for an effective treatment for obesity. But hopes dimmed when…

Lots of experts disagree over the seemingly obvious notion of keeping weight off by trying to eat less – a debate that centers on…

Death rates soon after anti-obesity or “bariatric” surgery in Sweden are low, statistics show.

“Most published series are from high-volume expert centers,” according to lead investigator Dr. Richard Marsk…

Painful swelling of the arm or shoulder area following treatment for breast cancer - a condition called lymphedema - is more common in women who are overweight or obese than…

In small towns in the Midwestern United States, people who eat out often at buffets and cafeterias and who perceive their community to be unpleasant for…

Is obesity all in your head?

New research suggests that genes that predispose people to obesity act in the brain and that perhaps some people…

Obesity can run in families, but family lifestyle has just as much to do with teenagers’ weight as their genes do, new research shows.

“What we do as a family…

People who’ve undergone surgery to manage their obesity may lose more weight if they start exercising, a new study suggests.

More and more severely obese adults are turning to…

Tributyltin, a ubiquitous pollutant that has a potent effect on gene activity, could be promoting obesity, according to an article in the December issue of BioScience. The chemical is used in antifouling…

Regular exercise seems to reduce anger expression in overweight but otherwise healthy children, researchers said.

The first published study on the topic looked at 208 typically sedentary 7- to 11-year-olds…

Women who undergo weight-loss surgery, known as bariatric surgery, and later become pregnant after losing weight may be at lower risk for pregnancy-related diabetes and high blood pressure-…

Overweight teens who weigh themselves at least once a week are more likely to engage in other healthy weight control measures than teens who step on the scale less…

A ban on fast food advertisements in the United States could reduce the number of overweight children by as much as 18 percent, according to…

Between the ages of six months and six years old, close to 90 percent of children have at least one sleep-related problem. Among the most common issues are night terrors,…

Men and women in a weight loss program that combined personal telephone coaching plus a weight-loss supplement doubled their weight and body fat loss over those using either intervention individually,…

With childhood obesity increasing, school administrators and public health officials are reducing availability of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) in schools. In a study published in the November/December 2008…

Over-the-counter weight-loss pills are no quick fix to melt away extra pounds. Many local drugstores sell diet pills, and even more choices are available on the Internet. But most diet pills…