In every single state, researchers expect at least 35% of adults to have a body mass index of 30 or higher, the threshold ...

About one in 10 infection-related deaths worldwide may be attributable to adult obesity ...

Just over one in 10 deaths from a wide range of infectious diseases can be attributed to obesity worldwide, finds a major new ...

Obesity is well known to be linked to a broad range of adverse health effects, and key among them is impaired immunity, which ...

Adults with obesity are 70% more likely to get severe infections that lead to hospitalization or death, with the most severe ...

Being overweight doesn’t just make people more susceptible to chronic illnesses such as heart disease and diabetes—it might also increase their risk of severe influenza and other infections, a new ...

In a world where slimness is often equated with health, a new Danish study has flipped the narrative: being slightly overweight, or even mildly obese, may not be as deadly as once thought. In fact, in ...

By Tarun Sai Lomte Early feeding choices may shape long-term weight outcomes, but new research shows the relationship is ...

Body mass index, the most common measure of obesity, may be woefully inadequate. May 2, 2010— -- The scale of the obesity epidemic may be much worse than currently believed since the usual ...