A study from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine found more evidence that weight loss drugs could be cancer ...

With more than 72 million adults classified as obese, many struggle with the health risks that come with excess weight, ...

Obesity has been associated with multiple gastrointestinal cancers, but patients with these malignancies and obesity who have ...

A "shocking" proportion of over-50s with common health problems like high blood pressure are having undetected heart attacks, ...

Pediatric patients with obesity undergoing adenotonsillectomy (AT) face longer operating times, according to a new study.

A US-based study finds that 1 in 40 patients with obesity undergoing major surgery develop venous thromboembolism within 90 ...

Physical activity - whether it be jogging, swimming, walking or cycling - improves blood pressure, insulin sensitivity, ...

Physical activity - whether it be jogging, swimming, walking or cycling - improves blood pressure, insulin sensitivity, ...

A novel PET imaging framework reveals that bariatric surgery impacts not only body weight, but also the metabolic function of ...

Could the way doctors traditionally measure obesity allow a subset of people with obesity-related health risks slip through ...

After multiple blocked arteries, this executive learned a crucial truth: stents can open arteries, but they cannot stop heart ...

Research suggests that a waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) measurement is a better indicator of obesity than body mass index (BMI), ...