Wen: This commission, composed of 58 experts worldwide, proposes that obesity be thought of differently from the traditional definition in two ways. First, instead of using BMI to define obesity ...

Scientists have found specialized neurons in the brains of mice that order the animals to stop eating. Though many feeding ...

How can we best treat infectious diseases in people with obesity? Hospital pharmacist and Ph.D. researcher Koen van Rhee ...

Studies have shown that the obesity rate of children and teenagers in South Korea is consistently on the rise, and a new ...

Obesity is not a trivial issue, either from a health or economic perspective. The World Health Organization says one billion people worldwide are living with obesity – one in eight people on the ...

According to the Global Obesity Federation, 36 percent of British adults engage in insufficient physical activity, which makes us less active than many of our European neighbours. “Children in ...

A new study suggests that medications that have transformed the treatment of obesity may also help people drink less alcohol.

Recognizing obesity as a chronic disease can improve treatment, address complications, and reshape healthcare strategies for ...

Researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center have identified the specific neurons in mice brains that tell them ...