Adolescents who diet and use unhealthy weight-control behaviors are more likely to be overweight and put themselves at risk for eating disorders in the…

Researchers believe a kind of stomach pacemaker could be a viable treatment for obesity.

In a small study of healthy volunteers, gastric electrical stimulation delivered via electrodes placed in the lining…

People who are overweight or obese in their 40s have a greater risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease later in life, according to research that will be presented at the…

Too little vitamin C in the blood stream has been found to correlate with increased body fat and waist measurements. Nutrition researchers from Arizona State…

The number of American children, adolescents and adult men who are overweight or obese continues to rise, according to the latest figures, while the number of overweight…

The prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents and obesity among men increased significantly between 1999 and 2004, according to a study in…

According to a new review, a vegetarian diet is very effective for weight loss and vegetarians tend to be slimmer than meat-eaters, have lower rates of heart disease, diabetes, high…

Obese people are accurate in assessing their height and weight, but only 15 percent think of themselves as obese, a new study shows.

“I think it’s a misconception in…

A preliminary study in human suggests that reducing calories may well extend life, researchers report in this week’s Journal of the American Medical Association.

“A lot of evidence already…

A new study by Queen’s University shows for the first time that visceral fat in the abdomen is directly associated with a…

A scientific review in April’s Nutrition Reviews shows that a vegetarian diet is highly effective for weight loss.

Vegetarian populations tend to be slimmer than meat-eaters,…

Fake versions of rimonabant, an anti-obesity drug are being sold on the Internet. Plus, the drug has not been approved for sale in the European Union, the European Commission warned…

A new study does not support the theory that a boost in calcium intake or dairy consumption is useful for maintaining or losing weight.

“Media have been promoting…

The number of Americans eating risky foods like undercooked ground beef, raw fish, oysters and runny eggs dropped by a third over a four-year period, according to survey results released on…

Girls drink more and more soft drinks as they get older, and their risk of becoming overweight may follow suit, new research suggests.

In a study that followed nearly 2,400…

Obesity is a major contributor to employee health costs, responsible for two to three percent of all medical claims dollars, reports a study in the March Journal of Occupational…

Whether infants are breastfed or formula-fed does not seem to influence their risk of becoming overweight kids, new study findings show.

The finding comes from a study of more than…

Heavier patients with diabetes are more likely to overestimate their “healthiest” body weight compared to those of normal weight, according to a study published in the current issue of Diabetes Care.

“We…

The frequency and severity of painful migraine attacks increase as body weight increases, suggest results of a telephone interview study of nearly 3800 migraine sufferers.

Overall, 51.3 percent of interviewees had…

According to new research babies who are bottle-fed are more likely to become obese children.

The objective of the research, which was based on the detailed feeding history of…

A team at the Injury Research Center of the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee has found that being obese increases male…

Childhood obesity rates will soar dramatically in most parts of the world by the end of the decade and raise the risk of diabetes in young people, health experts…

Why do some overweight people stay healthy (apart from possible musculo-skeletal disorders) while obesity in other individuals leads to complications like diabetes and cardiovascular disease?

The explanation lies in the genes.…

A team at the Medical College of Wisconsin Injury Research Center in Milwaukee has found that being obese increases male drivers’ risk of dying in a car…

Obese people may be more sensitive to pain than people who aren’t obese, a new study suggests.

All of the older adults who completed the study had osteoarthritis of the…