Global rise of large food chains linked to obesity epidemic; unhealthy food sales spike dramatically over last decade.

Almost half of women in Africa will be obese or overweight by 2030, according to a new study, an "alarming rise" that has ...

More than half of adults and a third of children and teens worldwide will be overweight or obese by 2050, a comprehensive ...

Obesity has long been classified as a global epidemic — and new data published in The Lancet journal spotlights how much ...

Pfizer on Thursday named James List as the head of the drugmaker's Internal Medicine portfolio, where he will oversee the ...

China’s health ministry outlined a range of measures, including urging hotels to install scales, to address the country’s ...

A coalition of industry organizations is pressing employers to offer coverage for obesity as they would for other chronic ...

Obesity genes that cause dogs to pile on the pounds have been identified, with the same genes associated with obesity in ...

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARWR) today announced presentation of preclinical data supporting the advancement of ...

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Union Minister Jitendra Singh underscores the urgent need to address diabetes and obesity in India, which are spreading ...

Researchers examining British Labrador retrievers have identified multiple genes connected to canine obesity. The ...