"Excessive weight is not always a problem in itself; it can simply be a gateway to a host of other issues. So why ...

The medical director of the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Healthy Weight Initiative is sharing prevention tips and how to help ...

A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial body mass index and hoping to better identify people who need treatment for ...

New research from the UK Biobank has uncovered significant differences in how obesity affects bone health in older men and women, potentially changing how healthcare providers approach osteoporosis ...

A recent study shows gaining weight generally does not reduce happiness. A decade’s worth of data analyzed by a researcher in ...

self-published magazine called Inner Children he put out in which he detailed his weight fluctuations over the years and the body shaming he experienced because of them. "I think everybody has a v ...

A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows about half of U.S. adults believe it is a ...

Losing weight slowly over a decade, as the American singer Lizzo has, can seem like a tedious process. Experts share how, with the right mindset and consistency ...

Your weight tells only part of the story. Body composition reveals the real truth about health, fitness, and longevity beyond the scale.

Whether you're an athlete looking to make gains in the gym or someone looking to lose weight, tracking your body composition can be an asset, say experts.

David Haslam, chair of the National Obesity Forum, explains how we can maintain a healthy weight and why, when it comes to ...