Apollo Hospitals' report reveals a 'silent epidemic' of lifestyle diseases in India, urging a shift from symptom-based treatment to prevent...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted rising obesity rates in India and urged citizens to reduce cooking oil consumption. A Lancet repor...

China, India, and the US will face significant health and economic challenges by 2050, with over 3.8 billion adults projected to be overwei...

A recent study reveals that the US will see only minimal improvements in life expectancy by 2050, falling behind many high-income nations. ...

besity rates in the U.S. remain high, with severe obesity particularly rising among women, according to new CDC research. The overall obesi...

From diabetes to infertility and cardiovascular problems, childhood obesity can lead to many health scares.

A history of prior fracture is one of the strongest predictors of future fractures.

The number of overweight children increased from 2.1% to 3.4%.

The latest National Family Health Survey, which was conducted in 22 states in pre-pandemic times, presented a dire picture of nutrition of ...

Leptin, commonly known as the 'satiety hormone', is released by the fat cells, stomach, muscles and various other cells in the body.

Globally, over two billion children and adults suffer from health problems related to being overweight or obese.

The findings represent "a growing and disturbing global public health crisis," according to a study published in The New England Journal of...

London, Oct 9 (IANS) In an indication that no policy interventions have proven very effective at changing current obesity trends, researche...

Exposure to second-hand smoking may make children obese and amplify their risk of cardiovascular disease.

The strategies or policy interventions available to resolve malnutrition are not being implemented due to lack of money, skills, or politic...

According to the study, a total of 56 per 1000 children die before their 5th birthday, and 47.9 percent of children under the age of five a...

Chinese scientists have claimed that drinking tea, especially Oolong variety, can help people shed weight.