Researchers have identified a gene variation that might explain why certain children and adults are more prone to obesity.
The number of breast cancer diagnoses in black and white women has leveled off, a new study found.
Teaching children how to cook using healthy ingredients can boost healthy eating, a new study reported.
Overweight and obesity are the reasons for almost nearly half a million new cancer cases in adults every year, according to a new study. A quarter of these cases are "realistically avoidable," according to the authors.
Childhood obesity can increase risk of liver disease, hypertension and heart disease, a new study reported.
Obese parents are more likely to have obese children, according to a new Japanese. Researchers said their latest findings are important as obesity significantly increases the risk for heart and blood vessel disease.
The worldwide cost of obesity is more than $2 trillion, a new report found.
Obesity among workers in the United States costs nation $8.65 billion per year in lost productivity, according to a new study.
A new study found that exposure to tobacco and roadway air pollution can be linked to a greater risk of obesity.
A UCSF team has launched SugarScience, an initiative that was created to provide the public with information on how added sugar can impact health.
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Obesity can trigger dangerous inflammation during immunotherapy, a new study reported.
According to the lead manufacturer of crash dummies, Humanetics, the latest dummy will be obese.
A new study reported that cash register receipts can expose people to high levels of BPA.
Troubled marriage and a history of depression may increase the risk for obesity in adults, a new study has shown.