Overweight and obesity are growing public health challenges in the Philippines. In just over two decades, the prevalence of overweight and obesity among Filipino adults has doubled, rising from 20% in ...

Fat tissue secretes hormones known as adipokines. Patients with obesity have a larger amount of leptin than a normal ...

Women with higher levels of body fat sometimes struggle to conceive and can face greater health risks during pregnancy.

Read about what is on the government's prevention agenda for the next decade, as set out in the 10 Year Health Plan.

MASLD, a liver disease linked to obesity and poor lifestyle, is rising among children. Often symptomless early on, it can ...

Toni Scollins, a Trauma and Injury Prevention Coordinator with Novant Health, was in the studio to discuss ways to stay safe ...

GLP-1RA use necessitated shifting priorities in nutrition and lifestyle modification among patients with obesity, according ...

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Childhood obesity has risen to “alarming” levels, academics have said as they called for action to prevent unhealthy ...

Experts warn that a child’s trajectory is established early in life and the first 1,000 days – from pregnancy through to a ...

A new study reports that measurements that detect body fat are a more accurate predictor of mortality risk than body mass ...

Referral to catheter ablation should not be delayed until the patient loses weight, say researchers for the PRAGUE-25 trial. But experts highlight the positive results for lifestyle changes in the ...