A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass ...

A new study finds that three quarters of American adults and half of adolescents are too heavy. That's making more of us sick ...

Although obese individuals are at greater risk of diabetes, high blood pressure or high cholesterol, not all obese people ...

Ultraprocessed food consumption in preschoolers is associated with increased body fat, particularly in boys, underscoring the ...

Recently, an international commission proposed a revised definition of obesity that focuses on how excess body fat affects the body, and factors in waist circumference, rather than simply ...