Surprised researchers discover hormone-sensitive lipase in the nuclei of fat cells, part of a finely tuned system that ...

The apparent plateau is short-term, the data incomplete and the share of people with severe obesity still rising. The ...

Nearly 10% of U.S. adults say they have been diagnosed with cancer, the highest figure since Gallup began tracking the ...

This month, the Trump administration instructed immigration officials to deem applicants ineligible for a visa if they are ...

A poll from the American Gastroenterological Association found that 80% of American adults say gastroenterologists play a ...

This would not be the first time that public-health experts have prematurely celebrated the peak of America’s obesity crisis.

The Trump administration is making a significant effort to reduce the cost of weight loss drugs. Its agreement with ...

This special report focuses on a series in the British journal The Lancet, warning that ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are ...

Obesity severity is incrementally associated with a broad range of cardiometabolic and renal disease burden, as discovered by ...

New criteria that put greater emphasis on body composition to diagnose obesity show greater prevalence of the disease in the ...

Managing obesity with both drugs and lifestyle changes ‘enables clinicians to treat patients holistically, long-term, and in ...

The guidance, issued in a cable sent by the State Department to embassy and consular officials, directs visa officers to weed ...