Over 40% of Americans are obese, yet diets keep failing. Experts say focusing on fitness, not calories, is the real solution.

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 for ...

A genetic test may one day predict a child’s risk of obesity in adulthood, paving the way for early interventions. Certain genetic variants can affect how a person’s body stores fat or make them more ...

The way the world defines obesity has been in need of an overhaul, according to some experts, and it could be coming soon. A ...

A new consensus statement by American Association of Clinical Endocrinology emphasizes lifestyle interventions and ...

Doing away with switching the clocks for daylight savings twice a year could prevent millions of cases of obesity and hundreds of thousands of strokes, according to a new study from Stanford ...

As many as 40% of Americans are obese, putting them at an increased risk for high blood pressure, diabetes, stroke, heart disease and certain cancers, according to the CDC. New research from the ...

Men seek weight loss treatment far less often than women. Doctors are concerned. By Simar Bajaj Eric Reed always thought of himself as a “little heavy.” But he really started to gain weight around ...

For the first time in more than a decade, the number of states with rates of obesity of 35% or more has dropped, an encouraging sign that America's epidemic of excess weight might be improving. But ...