Obesity shaves two to four years off the average lifespan, while being very obese can shorten your lifespan by 8 to 10 years, according to a new analysis of 57 studies including nearly 900,000 people.

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 ...

ST. LOUIS — Washington University is taking the 2004 movie "Super Size Me" a step further. The St. Louis-based university wants to determine why some obese people have obesity-related sickness and ...

Doctors at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis performed the first non-surgical procedure in the United States that restricts the size of the stomach to treat obesity. The ...

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 collective with members from around the world wants to reduce the emphasis ...

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