A genetic test may one day predict a child’s risk of obesity in adulthood, paving the way for early interventions.

Researchers hope that a better understanding of which genes contribute to excess weight could help with prevention starting ...

FILE PHOTO: Fitness coach Aaron Kusasira guides elderly women as they take part in community-led fitness drills session that ...

Tirzepatide improves outcomes in patients with obesity-related HFpEF regardless of the severity of their baseline BMI or fat ...

Obesity, a complex health issue, isn't solely due to inactivity, a study in PNAS reveals. Researchers found similar calorie ...

India’s growing obesity epidemic, especially among youth, poses a major public health risk. Here’s why preventive healthcare ...

What if we could prevent people from developing obesity? The World Obesity Federation expects more than half the global ...

A tool which can measure a child’s risk of becoming obese in later life has been created by scientists. It is hoped that the ...

People in richer countries aren’t moving less — they’re just eating more. A new Duke study shows that diet, not laziness, is ...

The data supports an emerging consensus that both diet and exercise should be prioritised, the researchers said ...

So perhaps state intervention is the only policy British people are willing to accept. Understandably, they want the freedom ...

A new genetic analysis using data from over five million people has provided a clearer understanding of the risk of going on to live with obesity.  New research led by the Universities of Copenhagen ...