Weight-loss jabs can lead to digestive problems, diarrhoea, constipation and stomach pain for one in 10 people, according to the British Heart Foundation. The jabs are also linked to a higher risk of ...

If current trends continue, about 70 per cent of Chinese adults could be overweight or obese by 2030, which will put a strain ...

The prevalence of obesity and severe obesity markedly increased among adults and children in the US from the 1970s and 1980s until now.

Obese children are highly likely to remain obese as adults, creating a lifelong cycle of illness. If obesity persists into adulthood, the risk of chronic diseases and related health problems increases ...

India ranks second globally in childhood obesity, with 56 million children affected, says the World Obesity Atlas 2024.

In recent years, rates of childhood obesity have been rising, with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control estimating in 2024 that approximately one in five children and adolescents met the clinical ...

Local elected officials and community stakeholders gathered today at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital to learn about Pennington ...

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) has become the most common chronic liver disease, with the global prevalence rising from 25% to 38% in the past two decades.1 ...

Alaina Vidmar, MD, Medical Director, Obesity Medicine, and Bariatric Surgery at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles discusses a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found ...

ISTANBUL – The number of children and adolescents living with obesity worldwide is projected to rise from 177 million in 2025 ...

The UK has one of the worst obesity rates in Europe, a global report has warned, as it predicts 220 million children globally will be obese by 2040 if no drastic action is taken.

World Obesity Day is a time to raise awareness on the growing pandemic affecting millions of children and adults across the world. Dr. Benjamin Clapp, medical director of the weight loss centers of ...