You can look great in a swimsuit and still be a heart attack waiting to happen, or, you can be overweight and otherwise healthy, a new U.S. report finds A surprising number of overweight Americans — ...

Carrying excess weight can affect more than just your appearance; it can impact nearly every part of your body, from your heart and lungs to your liver, kidneys, and joints. According to the National ...

Nearly 3 out of 4 Americans are overweight (32%) or have obesity (40%). For years, both have been diagnosed using body mass ...

People who were overweight as children but achieve a normal weight by young adulthood appear to have a long-term risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) similar to what’s seen in people who were never ...

Married men and women experience higher risk for overweight and obesity in adulthood, although being married is associated with obesity only in men. Being married was associated with a 62% increased ...

The study, published in Nature Medicine, shows that future risk of 18 obesity-related diseases can be predicted using 20 commonly collected health measures, such as blood test results and demographic ...

Individuals transitioning from overweight to obese in adulthood may have a higher ovarian cancer risk, emphasizing the need for primary prevention strategies. The study identified three BMI trajectory ...

Overweight patients with risk factors for heart disease should be sent by their doctors for "intensive behavioral counseling" about diet or exercise, according to new recommendations from the United ...

Higher maternal prepregnancy BMI and gestational weight gain are associated with an increased risk for overweight/obesity in early childhood.

Obesity in goats is far more common than most people realize. In fact, one of the biggest challenges with overweight goats is that many owners don’t recognize it. A goat with a thick winter coat or a ...