Children in West Virginia’s public schools will be required to play Konami Digital Entertainment Inc.‘s popular “Dance Dance Revolution” video game under a deal to help the state…

Despite a common belief that birth control pills cause weight gain, a new comprehensive review of previous studies finds no evidence it is true.

“There’s evidence that…

Obesity is associated with a broad range of fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular events, Scottish and Australian researchers report.

“That’s a potentially huge public health problem and burden on the health care system,”…

Obese adolescent girls are more likely to gain weight while using depot medroxyprogesterone contraceptives than those using oral contraceptives or no hormonal contraceptives, researchers report.

Depot medroxyprogesterone (DMPA) contraceptives are…

Early evidence shows labeling proposed to sell GlaxoSmithKline’s weight-loss drug Xenical over-the-counter may not lead to safe use, U.S. regulatory staff said in documents released on Friday.

One study showed…

Obesity is a serious health issue in the United States, with costs likely to significantly exceed those resulting from tobacco-related illnesses. What are the prospects for using the strategies…

As the rate of national obesity has steadily increased across all age groups, so has Americans’ willingness to turn to an effective surgical intervention to address severe obesity: bariatric…

A new clinical trial published today in Obesity Research (the journal of NAASO, the Obesity Society) provides more insight into why consuming dairy foods is linked…

Dutch hospital beds and operating tables could buckle under the strain of obese patients, doctors have complained, adding some patients barely fit into scanning machines. The Dutch are one of…

Girls who normally consume lots of calcium in their diet have less body fat than their peers, but those who add calcium supplements to their diets do not lose fat…

Even in the absence of high blood pressure and other cardiovascular risk factors, obesity in midlife is associated with an elevated risk of hospitalization and death from coronary…

Obesity in middle age - even without established cardiovascular disease risk factors such as high blood pressure or high cholesterol levels - greatly increases risk of hospitalization…

As body fat increases, so do blood levels of a protein fragment linked to Alzheimer’s disease, a new study shows, which may begin to explain the recently reported association between obesity…

Men who have a high body mass index (BMI) - the ratio of weight to height - in early adulthood appear to have a lower risk of suicide later…

Most Italians feel more guilty about over-eating than they do about cheating on their partners, a survey has found, suggesting that people in Casanova’s native land care more about staying…

Many obese people are in denial about their size and do not want to lose weight even if it would improve their health, according to a British poll on…

Replacing fat in the diet with vegetables, fruits, and whole grains does not lead to increased body weight in postmenopausal women, according to results of the Women’s Health Initiative…

Researchers have found yet another reason for people to watch their weight: kidney failure.

A University of California at San Francisco study released on Monday found a strong relationship between obesity…

If heart disease and diabetes aren’t bad enough, now comes another reason to watch your weight. According to a study just released, packing on too many pounds can increase the risk…

With the sharp increase in obesity rates, Americans are looking more and more for an exercise plan that will keep health risks at bay and that will…

A boom in weight-loss surgeries in the United States appears to be driven in part by the growth of a less invasive procedure, which reduces pain and permits a quicker recovery,…

Results of a new study lend support to the idea that people’s eating habits vary according to the season, with people eating more in the fall and winter. What’s more, their…

Improvement in the overall health of Americans has stalled in the last five years as more people became obese and fewer quit smoking, according to a report released on Monday.

The…

Scottish children are among the most overweight in the world thanks to a diet of junk food and a couch potato lifestyle, health experts said on Tuesday, warning of possible severe…

Doctors treating overweight or obese patients often prescribe exercise as part of a regime to take off pounds. However, a new study indicates that some people’s ability to exercise…