People living in rural areas are at greater risk for obesity than the general population, and they often have limited access ...

A new study suggests that medications that have transformed the treatment of obesity may also help people drink less alcohol.

Weight-inclusive health care is the provision of equitable care without perpetuating weight stigma among patients of all body shapes and sizes.

Novo Nordisk boasts 45 million customers using its drug, which has caused a revolution in weight-loss treatment. But competitors are nipping at its heels.

Obesity is estimated to affect more than one billion people worldwide. In the US, about 40 percent of adults have obesity, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

the country with the highest population obesity rate is Nauru, a small island nation located in the Pacific. In Nauru, more than 60 percent of the adult population is classified as obese, an ...

As a result, people who have high levels of muscle mass, like elite athletes, may end up meeting the criteria for obesity even though they have low amounts of body fat. Telling someone that they ...

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 ...

For over a decade, people seeking refuge in Australia have endured unimaginable suffering in Nauru, because of Australia's cruel offshore processing regime.' 'The United Nations ruling on ...

A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial body mass index and hoping to better identify people who need treatment ...