Major heart health risk factors like obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure remain on the rise in the United States, ...

The Commission on Clinical Obesity has proposed a “reframing” of obesity that distinguishes between people who have a disease here and now, and those who may have a risk for future disease ...

Understanding the definition of obesity: experts examine the limitations of body-mass index (BMI) and propose alternative ...

Pre-clinical obesity refers to people who have excess fat but are otherwise healthy, without any major health problems. On the other hand, clinical obesity is when excess fat causes or contributes to ...

The policies included mandating primary and secondary school students to have at least two hours of physical activity daily, to effectively control myopia, or nearsightedness and obesity rates.

The commercialisation of junk food, increase in inactive lifestyles with prolonged sitting, and high stress environments, ...

"In many people with obesity ... He concluded by pointing out, "Obesity rates aren't rising globally because of a willpower issue. It's rising because we're addressing the symptoms, not the ...

China to Prioritise Physical Education in Schools as Obesity Rates Rise HONG KONG (Reuters) - China is aiming to beef up physical education in schools, making it core to the curriculum rather than ...