Obesity is a complex medical condition marked by excessive body fat that increases the risk of serious health problems such as heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, and certain cancers. While ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For decades, common wisdom and public health messaging have assumed that people in highly developed nations, like the United ...

A research team has determined that severe obesity causes the lungs to age faster. The team was led by Prof. Dr. Veronika Lukacs-Kornek from the "ImmunoSensation2" Cluster of Excellence at the ...

While childhood obesity has become more common in recent years, this is a condition that is about more than just weight. Childhood obesity reflects our modern environment of ultra-processed foods, ...

New research reveals that obesity, having a knee injury and occupational risks such as shift work and lifting heavy loads are primary causes of knee osteoarthritis. New research from the University of ...

Large proportions of obesity-related conditions (ORCs) among US adolescents and young adults may be attributable to obesity and, to a lesser extent, overweight, a cross-sectional study suggested.

Global obesity in women is a major health crisis, with around 18.5% of women worldwide living with obesity. Rising rates of excess weight in women affect quality of life, fertility, and overall health ...

A new scientific review published in JAMA is shedding new light on why obesity substantially increases cancer risk, detailing the complex biological processes that allow excess body fat to create an ...