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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.

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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…

Predicting a person’s risk of death from their body mass index or BMI, which takes both their weight and height into consideration, may be less accurate than previously thought, according to…

Europe’s health chief issued a public invitation on Thursday to find concrete ideas for tackling an alarming rise in obesity, especially among children, by promoting healthy diets…

According to a new study, children of mothers who are obese before pregnancy or who smoke during pregnancy, have a higher risk of becoming overweight at a very young age.

A new study by UT Southwestern Medical Center suggests that when fat cells increase in size - as they do during the development of obesity - the cells progressively lose receptors for the…

A child’s weight may be influenced by his mother even before he is actually born, according to new research.

Results of the study, which…

Epidemiology
In women, the full syndrome of BN occurs with a lifetime prevalence of 1 to 3%. Variants of the disorder, such as occasional binge eating or purging, are much more common and occur…

Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are characterized by severe disturbances of eating behavior. The salient feature of anorexia nervosa (AN) is a refusal to maintain a minimally normal body weight. Bulimia nervosa (BN) is…

Epidemiology
Among women, the lifetime prevalence of the full syndrome of AN is approximately 0.5%. AN is much less common in males. AN is more prevalent in cultures where food is plentiful and in…

People who drink small amounts of alcohol regularly are less likely to be obese than people who do not drink at all. A…

A child’s weight may be influenced by his mother even before he is actually born, according to new research.

Results of the study, which included more than 3,000…

In older patients with congestive heart failure or high blood pressure, treatment with a type of blood pressure lowering drug, called angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, appears to slow unintentional weight…

A new study shows that treatment with a lifestyle modification program of diet, exercise and behavioral therapy when used in combination with the weight loss medication…

People who watched more weekend TV as kids are more likely to be obese as grownups, a new study from the UK shows.

The findings add to a growing…

For individuals looking for a weight-loss program that is more convenient and less expensive than the traditional clinic-based approach, University of Kansas Obesity researcher Joe Donnelly may have…

Loree Taylor Jordan discusses the body’s many resistances to weight loss, from hormone imbalances to metabolic dysfunction, and ways that people can overcome their bodies’ resistance to weight loss.

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The National Weight Control Registry, studying the behavior of individuals who maintained a weight loss of 30 pounds for more than one year, has compiled a treasury…