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The mother of an eight-year-old boy who may be taken into care tomorrow because of his excessive weight has condemned her local health authority for threatening the…

A new study debunks the widely held belief that diet plus exercise is the most effective way to lose weight. Researchers report that dieting alone is just as…

Children in population-dense regions who live around green parks and lawns may be less likely to be overweight, according to a study appearing in the March/April…

New York City dwellers who reside in densely populated, pedestrian-friendly areas have significantly lower body mass index levels compared to other New Yorkers, a new…

Add this number to your need-to-know file: your body mass index.

Just like your blood pressure reading or cholesterol level, your body mass index (BMI) has an impact on your…

A form of weight-loss surgery called gastric banding appears safe and effective for severely obese teenagers, according to a study at one medical center.

The findings, published in the Journal…

West Virginia, which has the worst childhood obesity problem in the United States, is stepping up plans to use Konami Corp.‘s “Dance Dance Revolution” to battle the bulge in…

A supplement some people turn to in hopes of losing a few pounds may have some previously unknown, unsavory side effects, suggest two new studies.

Researchers studied how mice…

Human trials of an experimental treatment for obesity derived from cannabis, which is commonly associated with stimulating hunger, are scheduled to begin in the second half of this year, Britain’s GW…

A new study suggests that nearly one-third of children undergoing surgery are overweight or obese, placing them at increased risk of experiencing complications associated with the surgery.

“We hope our study…

Single protein in brain cells plays a key role in controlling body weight, response to insulin and leptin, and energy balance

A single protein in brain cells may act as a…

Obese patients hospitalized with heart failure tend to fare better than their lean counterparts, new research suggests.

The report, which appears in the American Heart Journal, indicates that this…

A very high proportion of children who are having surgery are overweight or obese, and because of the excess weight have a greater chance of experiencing…

It’s never too late for obese adults to improve their heart risks through diet and exercise, the results of a new small study suggests.

The researchers, who enrolled 27…

Obesity surgeries for patients between the ages of 55 and 64 in the United States soared from 772 procedures in 1998 to 15,086 surgeries in 2004—a nearly 2,000 percent increase,…

More than 120,000 obese Americans had some kind of surgery to help them lose weight in 2004, with the biggest increase among middle-aged people, according to a study released on Wednesday.

In a study of obese adults who successfully lost a substantial amount of weight by dieting, taking Xenical, along with lifestyle modification, helped keep them from regaining the weight.

FINDINGS: Researchers report that for patients hospitalized with acute heart failure, a higher body mass index (BMI) was associated with a substantially lower in-hospital…

Ever had the munchies even after you just ate? That urge to snack may be due to an overactive chemical “feedback” system that regulates appetite, food intake, fat metabolism, and…

Study looks at similarities between food over consumption and drug dependence

A study by Stephanie Fulton of the Department of Pharmacology has put forth the possibility that food over consumption and drug…

The amount of fatty tissue that young children gain as they grow has little to do with their calcium intake, a new study shows.

There is some…

Obese children, particularly girls, may be more likely than their peers to suffer from low self-esteem, research shows.

In a study of more than 2,800 Australian school children, researchers…

A link between obesity and the microbial communities living in our guts is suggested by new research at Washington University School of Medicine in…

The costs of dealing with a growing obesity epidemic could bankrupt the National Health Service, doctors said on Friday.

Dealing with obese people costs as much as nine percent of a…

Britain’s medicines cost watchdog has for the first time recommended weight-loss surgery for exceptionally obese children.

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) said operations should be considered…