Obesity in childhood is a growing concern in the United States and beyond. While lifestyle factors are responsible for most cases of weight gain in children, hormone-related conditions may also be a ...

Obesity Classification And WHO BMI Categories Explained: By Aditya Migom Doley Weight doesn’t always tell the full story, but numbers still matter when doctors need a shared language. That’s where ...

Obesity causes insulin resistance by increasing activation of the sympathetic nervous system and the release of the stress hormone norepinephrine, according to a new study. A study from Rutgers Health ...

Obesity is an important driver of rising cancer rates among the under-50s, a major new study suggests.While it does not explain the whole story and more evidence is needed, scientists said they ...

An international team of researchers led by Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the University of Copenhagen in Denmark has pinpointed some of the reasons why obesity does not affect everyone ...

Does obesity influence fracture risk? In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Rajesh Srinivas, consultant, orthopedic surgeon, Manipal Hospital Varthur Road and Dr Harekrushna Sahu, consultant, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than 4 in 10 Americans now fit the medical definition for having obesity, putting them at risk for serious health problems, ...

A new study from the University of Cambridge found that Labradors and humans share a key gene linked to obesity. The DENND1B gene influences hunger signals in the brain, making those with the variant ...

Obesity is an important factor behind rising cancer rates among younger people but it is likely that multiple factors are acting together, say researchers. An analysis, published in BMJ Oncology , ...

Researchers at the Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine have uncovered a key primary step in the hepatic ERK pathway that leads to increased insulin production. The research is published in ...

More than 4 in 10 Americans now fit the medical definition for having obesity, putting them at risk for serious health problems, including diabetes, heart disease and some types of cancer. But when ...