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

China is aiming to beef up physical education in schools, making it core to the curriculum rather than a secondary subject, ...

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Forty-four percent of personnel in the Canadian Armed Forces are considered overweight while 28 per cent are classified as ...

Canada’s rapid population growth over the past few years brought headaches over housing and public services, but there is a ...

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