Is obesity a risk factor or a disease? This debate shapes treatments, policies, and eating disorder care. Explore its impact ...

When children with obesity undergo weight-loss treatment, the effects have repercussions later in life and the risk of serious health problems and premature death is lower as they reach young ...

2025 — When children with obesity undergo weight-loss treatment, the effects have repercussions later in life and the risk of serious health problems and premature death is lower as they reach young ...

The Trump administration has promised that addressing childhood obesity will be a key part of its “Make America Healthy Again ...

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

Obesity is linked to many common diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, fatty liver disease and knee osteoarthritis. Obesity is currently defined using a person's body mass index, or BMI.

Columnist Teri Sforza writes that childhood obesity in California is on the rise, state data shows. Free school meals have ...

When children with obesity undergo weight-loss treatment, the effects have repercussions later in life and the risk of serious health problems and premature death is lower as they reach young ...

A positive response to treatment for pediatric obesity has enduring health benefits into young adulthood, according to study findings.

The shift from viewing obesity as a risk factor to recognizing it as a disease remains controversial, impacting public health policies and treatment strategies for individuals with obesity.