More than one in three children is now overweight or obese, according to new research published in the Lancet medical journal ...

In a little over two decades, almost 260 million people in the United States are predicted to have overweight or obesity, ...

A new Swedish study reveals that maintaining a healthy BMI throughout childhood is crucial for optimal lung development.

(HealthDay News) — Based on the current trajectory, overweight and obesity will continue increasing in the United States up to 2050, according to a study published online Nov. 14 in The Lancet.

"We’ve found a molecular basis for the yo-yo effect," said Ferdinand von Meyenn, professor of nutrition and metabolic ...

Nearly three-quarters of U.S. adults are overweight or obese, according to a sweeping new study. The findings have ...

Childhood obesity, fueled by sedentary lifestyles and sugary diets, is driving a surge in type 2 diabetes among children.

Bristol has the highest proportion of overweight or obese kids in the area, with South Gloucestershire standing at 29.2 per ...

Four out of five men and women in the United States will be overweight or obese by 2050 if current trends hold, a new study ...

Researchers said the analysis lays bare a ‘decades-long-failure’ to tackle the overweight and obesity epidemic ...