ABC News medical contributor Dr. Alok Patel discusses how much of a gamechanger this new rule would be if it went into effect ...

Nov. 20, 2024 — Weight-loss and diabetes drug tirzepatide can reduce the risk of death or worsening heart failure for patients with obesity and heart failure with preserved pump function ...

Amgen stock tumbled Tuesday after its weight-loss drug met Wall Street's expectations, but was only on par with Eli Lilly's ...

Obesity has become a global epidemic, and the need for treatment and monitoring for people with obesity is growing. Researchers aiming to understand relevant biomarkers for the condition have ...

Overweight and obesity means weighing more than what is thought to be healthy for a person of that height. Body mass index (BMI), which estimates your level of body fat based on your height and weight ...

Obesity is a condition in which excess fat has accumulated in the body, such that it can have an adverse effect on health. Obesity is defined as a body mass index (BMI) of greater than 30 kg/m2 ...

Rates of obesity in Canada have steadily increased in recent years making obesity one of the country’s biggest health problems. Being overweight or obese increases the risk of developing a ...

Obesity is a risk factor for several cancers, but whether obesity is associated with specific driver mutations at the population level is unclear. Research in this area has been limited by the ...

A person with Down syndrome may be more likely to develop obesity than someone without it. This is due to additional medical conditions and physiological factors, among other reasons. A person who ...

In this opinion piece, Blake Hurst, a Missouri farmer, lays out what's at stake for U.S. agriculture and Ag ...

The work stems from decades of research showing that having obesity in early childhood significantly increases the risk of lifetime obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and other serious ...

To Christians, gluttony is one of the seven deadly sins. So is that's what happening on Thanksgiving? Scholars say no.