The New York Times recently published an article asserting that a high protein intake -- similar, they say, to the Atkins diet -- is the reason...

An open bus seat could be harder to find. That is, if the Federal Transit Administration has its way. The agency recently asked to add 25...

The rise of obesity is usually blamed on too much eating and not enough exercising, but Robert Lustig, MD, a UC San Francisco pediatric neuroendocrinologist, asks...

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Half of women underestimate their weight, and the weight of their kids, according to a study presented this week at a meeting of the American...

Two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese and, according to a growing body of evidence, at greater risk of getting, and dying of, cancer. 'Obesity is...

Are you overweight?  Maybe just a little?  Maybe a lot? Guess what: being even a little overweight is dangerous to your health. Here are studies from...

Obese men face a dramatically higher risk of dying from a heart attack, regardless of whether or not they have other known risk factors for cardiovascular...

Poor eating and activity habits, not genetics, are the underlying causes for most cases of adolescent obesity, new research suggests. The finding stems from an analysis...

Cities searching for ways to trim the fat and stretch their budget dollars may want to start looking at residents’ waistlines. A new study suggests that...

SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO In a super-sized world, it was perhaps inevitable: Boston's Emergency Medical Services this month will begin deploying an ambulance equipped with a...

The fatter Americans get, the more businesses stretch to accommodate them; even funeral homes, and casket and mortuary lift retailers. About one-third of U.S. adults are...

In October - National Breast Cancer Awareness month, many people nationwide in the United States wear something pink to show their support for survivors, and help...

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Despite what the late Dr Robert Atkins believed, eating less meat is the way to lose weight, a major study has discovered. Keen meat-eaters were found...

Baked goods, pizza and soda. According to an article in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, these are the top three sources of calories...

As the Chinese economy beefs up, so are its citizens ... to the point where "Fat" is no longer just a popular name, but also the...

Men and women who are very large around the middle are at much greater risk of dying from any cause than people with thinner waists, a...

Years of being overweight not only contribute to health problems but also to a person's economic woes, new research suggests. Adults who have been overweight...

Danish study suggests that men who are obese by age 20 die eight years earlier on average than their non-obese peers, scientists said Tuesday. The research,...

Packaged, processed foods lead to a new kind of packaging for sick Americans.     =SCROLL DOWN TO VIEW VIDEO=   ...

Overweight and obesity's cause might be dead simple - eat more kilojoules then you burn up and you'll store the extra kilojoules as fat. But David...

Overweight girls who lose weight before they reach adulthood greatly reduced their risk for developing type 2 diabetes, according to researchers from the National Institutes of...

For kids, a few extra pounds may invite trouble from the schoolyard bully. New research suggests that just being overweight increases the risk of being bullied....