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Obesity rates in children have been on the rise for decades, having quadrupled from 1990 to 2022, and along with the rise in ...

It turns out that obesity may be much more complicated than we thought, with the condition potentially existing in up to 11 ...

New research published Tuesday concludes that the rising rate of extreme childhood obesity—well above the usual BMI ...

Having obesity can lead to depression, anxiety, and issues with self-esteem and body image. Speaking with a trained mental health professional can help you identify and manage some of these issues.

Obesity-related health issues were common. Mental health concerns were the most common (90 per cent), followed by metabolic (85 per cent), social (65 per cent) and mechanical (62 per cent) health ...

Scientists found that obesity may exist in 11 biological forms, each linked to different genes and body functions.

The National Cancer Institute estimates that obesity contributes to 34,000 new cases of cancer in men and 50,000 in women each year. But if every adult reduced their BMI by 1 percent – a loss of ...

Clinical obesity would be diagnosed using objective signs that excess weight is affecting a person’s health, such as breathlessness, heart failure, knee or hip pain, or kidney problems, the ...

According to Dr. Alyson Goodman, the CDC’s team leader on population health, there are 23 states with higher than 33% adult obesity rates; but before 2013, there was no state that had rates that ...

Latinx kids who experienced depression, anxiety or other mental health issues in middle school had a greater chance of developing sleep problems, unhealthy weight gain and sedentary behavior in ...

For the first time, people with obesity, who faced a lifetime of medical jeopardy, can escape the ruthless trap of fruitless dieting and see their obesity-related health problems mitigated, along ...