Does obesity influence fracture risk? In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Rajesh Srinivas, consultant, orthopedic surgeon, Manipal Hospital Varthur Road and Dr Harekrushna Sahu, consultant, ...

Obesity often persists from childhood into adulthood, yet guidelines are segmented by age, lacking adolescent-specific recommendations. Discrepancies exist in BMI assessment, exercise, and dietary ...

Researchers at the Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine have uncovered a key primary step in the hepatic ERK pathway that leads to increased insulin production. The research is published in ...

New research reveals that obesity affects men and women in surprisingly different ways. Men are more likely to develop harmful abdominal fat and signs of liver stress, while women show higher ...

Researchers have quantified the role of obesity in common long-term conditions, showing for the first time the effect of losing weight in preventing multiple diseases. Conditions that often occur ...

For decades, America’s war on obesity was fought with salads, gym memberships and motivational quotes. Now, it’s being fought with syringes and pills — and Donald Trump just made them cheaper. This ...

New research being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Istanbul, Turkey (12-15 May), reveals distinct patterns of heart, metabolic, and inflammatory health risks between men ...

There's some good news regarding obesity rates in the US: New survey data shows 37 percent of US adults are currently classed as obese, down from a record high of 39.9 percent in 2022. And there seems ...

In a new study of women in post-menopause, white women with higher genetic risk of obesity regained weight about two times ...

Obesity is a global health crisis affecting over 2 billion people worldwide. More than two in five adults deal with obesity, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This ...