The prevalence of overweight and obesity is largely driven by the widespread availability of high-calorie and highly ...

Obesity caused by a high-fat Western diet damages the pancreas, affecting insulin production and blood sugar control even after dietary changes and weight is lost. The new research suggests that early ...

A new study has found that gaining weight as a result of poor diet is linked to impaired cognitive functioning and developing symptoms of anxiety, adding to the growing body of evidence that there's ...

Re “Three-Quarters of American Adults Are Overweight or Obese, a New Study Reveals” (news article, Nov. 19): Admittedly, the causes of obesity are numerous, but certainly diet has a major influence on ...

What's behind the obesity epidemic? Conventional wisdom would tell you it's that we don't move enough and we eat too many calories. But a large new international study suggests it's not sedentary ...

A review article published in the journal Experimental Gerontology describes the utility of Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) in the prevention and management of obesity. Obesity is a major public health ...

Rising obesity in more developed countries tracks closely with higher caloric intake — not a drop in physical activity. A study of over 4,200 adults across 34 global populations measured energy use ...

Share on Pinterest Research indicates that obesity may play a role in accelerating brain aging. mr.suphachai praserdumrongchai/Getty Images Obesity increases the risk of health problems such as heart ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. A new study suggests that what you eat—not how much you ...

Obesity is a growing national health crisis, with nearly 40% of U.S. adults affected and about 10% having a severe form of ...

Share on Pinterest Close adherence to a Mediterranean diet could help keep several types of cancer at bay in people with overweight or obesity. Image credit: SimpleImages/Getty Images. Overweight and ...