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.

Top Bank of Canada officials speak after latest interest rate cut January 29, 2025 The Bank of Canada on Wednesday trimmed its key policy rate by 25 basis points to 3%, cut growth forecasts and ...

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

While many issues turned Canadians away from their prime minister, the high cost of groceries and homes has become a chief ...

The medical journal The Lancet recently published a detailed consensus statement classifying obesity as a disease. The ...

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

Adults with overweight or obesity and type 2 diabetes who are given ... alongside moderate calorie restriction achieve much higher rates of remission compared ... Websites that sell compounded ...

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

In a study of 5,800 mother-child pairs, pre-pregnancy air pollution exposure was linked to higher BMI and obesity risks in children ... BMI and BMIZ growth rates. Air pollution exposure at the ...

At the same time, the obesity rate among children ages 2 to 19 has steadily risen over the past two decades. Lifestyle factors, including lack of regular exercise, excessive time sitting during ...

For years there has been a push to recognise obesity as a disease in its own right, and therefore something that needs to be treated in and of itself, rather than just as a risk factor for other ...

The editorial this week references a study linking childhood trauma and obesity in children, which throws up some interesting questions (January 15). The Growing Up in New Zealand study has a ...