DENVER — New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that adult obesity rates may be slowing.

World Obesity Day 2026 highlights the theme '8 Billion Reasons to Change the Story' as obesity rises globally and in India across adults and children.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Obesity prevalence did not significantly change for U.S. adults from 2013 to 2023, though the rate of severe ...

Women who can’t regularly access the food they need are at a 50% greater risk of becoming obese, even though they don’t consume more calories. The phenomenon is called the food insecurity-obesity ...

As medical science evolves the conversation around obesity is moving away from the scale and toward evidence-based compassionate care.

A new study in Kolkata schools has found that one in eight adolescents aged 12–16 is obese. Experts say poor diet, high screen time and lack of physical activity are driving the rise in childhood ...

It’s one thing for the scientific community to propose a fundamental change to the way obesity is defined and diagnosed. But it’s another for that proposal to be adopted by regulators, especially when ...

Two-thirds of Americans are now overweight, producing concern about epidemics from various ailments. However, while obesity does increase the risk of dying from diabetes or kidney disease, it does not ...

Obesity has been a well-known, preventable health epidemic for decades now. This is part of the reason why the condition can be so frustrating to talk about. Couldn't people suffering from obesity ...

New innovative campaign weaves science and storytelling to help reframe obesity as a chronic disease INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- For Tan France, clothing has always been about more ...