Research defining obesity shows that nearly 70% of U.S. adults could now be classified as obese. By considering where fat is ...

Fill Up on Fiber: Fiber, found in foods like oats, beans and apples, can help reduce visceral fat by slowing digestion and ...

In a pooled analysis involving more than 650,000 adults, researchers found that men with normal BMI but high waist ...

Millions of Americans long considered outside the obesity category may, in fact, face many of the same health risks.

Overweight and obesity are known risk factors for several types of cancer, including those affecting the breast, bowel and liver. But new research suggests that, for some obesity-related cancers, ...

A new study redefines obesity, potentially classifying nearly 70% of US adults as obese, a significant jump from previous ...

A massive new longitudinal study conducted in South Korea indicates that obesity is a risk factor for the development of ...

Do not focus only on weight, but waist size matters!’ 'Beer belly' or abdominal obesity has been largely identified as a ...