Lifestyle-related obesity doesn’t happen overnight. It creeps in slowly, hiding behind junk food wrappers, late-night ...

America’s obesity problem is tipping the scales. A new study found that the share of US adults living with obesity has more ...

Anything that helps Americans lose weight, reduces treatment barriers and makes care more affordable should be welcomed. But ...

The study crunched decades of BMI data taken from several nationally representative surveys, tracking obesity rates from 1990 ...

In honor of The Root’s Black, Fit and Healthy Series, we hit the streets to see what people in downtown Washington, D.C., had to say about our community’s weight issue. Despite new research that ...

Using a new definition that includes waist-based measurements, the team found that more than 75% of adults may meet criteria ...

Even with Congress in it's lame-duck session, we would like to call attention to the growing problem of liver disease, which is becoming a public health crisis. There are more than 100 different types ...

The recognition of obesity as a condition under the ADA comes at a time when Americans are fatter than they've ever been. That will likely lead to more claims by plaintiffs demanding workplace ...

(THE CONVERSATION) The Trump administration is making a significant effort to reduce the cost of weight loss drugs. Its agreement with pharmaceutical giants, announced Nov. 6, 2025, will reduce the ...

The authors of a recent Lancet report argue that obesity should not just be seen as a risk factor for other diseases — but in some cases, should be seen as a disease itself. The position could change ...

When it comes to obesity, there is no shortage of areas to lay blame, from the supersized American diet to neighborhoods that lack safe spaces to walk or exercise to food manufacturers who ...