Exercise is a tool for both obesity and depression. Patients need the right kind of help to take advantage of it.

A 2021 field team in Illeret, Kenya. From left: Srishti Sadhir, Ephraim Achau, Amanda McGrosky, David Nyasaga, Tom Otube, Koriye Koriye, Asher Rosinger, and Samuel Esho. That Americans are sedentary ...

While diet and exercise have long been known as the two main pillars of health, it turns out diet may be doing more of the heavy lifting than previously suspected. New research shows that the ...

Obesity, or being overweight in simple terms, is a medical entity in itself. There are many medical conditions linked to obesity ranging from cardiovascular diseases to cancers. Modern lifestyles have ...

You can choose from countless fad diets or fitness fads that are trending one minute and forgotten about the next. Most people know that both exercise and diet play a role in the overall weight loss ...

The study examined the relative importance of energy expenditure and calorie intake in relation to obesity Getty A new study examined the relative importance of energy expenditure and calorie intake ...

(WISH) — More than 3 of every 5 adults in the U.S. are obese. Eyleen O’Rourke, an associate professor of biology and cell biology at the University of Virginia, said, “Approximately 40% of the ...

For many people, an increase in body weight is often accompanied by rising blood sugar levels, which usually appears without ...

Some people love to work out. For others, getting regular exercise just feels like a chore. When you’re living with obesity (a BMI of 30 or more), there can be added challenges that make exercising ...

Is Obesity Genetic or Environmental? Get All the Details This article was reviewed by Lynn Marie Morski, MD, JD. Key ...

Obesity, or being overweight in simple terms, is a medical entity in itself. There are many medical conditions linked to obesity ranging from cardiovascular diseases to cancers. Modern lifestyles have ...