SAN ANTONIO — Obesity has become a global health crisis, especially here in the U.S. In today's Healthy SA we look into several clinical about obesity that could offer weight-loss medication for free, ...

July 8, 2011 (Washington DC) — A new report illustrates in stark terms how the obesity epidemic in the US has spiraled in the past two decades and pinpoints, on a state-by-state basis, where the ...

The obesity epidemic may be gaining momentum earlier in adulthood than in previous decades. A new analysis from the telehealth company Invigor finds nationally that those aged 45 to 54 saw the largest ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Omer Awan is a practicing physician who covers public health. For the first time ever, the World Health Organization has ...

The UK Government is scrapping high-sugar and deep-fried foods from school menus across the country in a bid to tackle the ...

The Associated Press is reporting today on a 20-year forecast that shows no end to the obesity epidemic in the foreseeable future. Already about a third of the population is obese, and Americans are ...

We can’t afford another sweeping restructuring of the food supply based on imprecise interventions and uncertain science,” ...

In 2026, Louisiana Health will launch "Beyond the Scale: Addressing Louisiana's obesity epidemic." This series will shine a spotlight on one of Louisiana’s biggest wellness issues and the efforts ...

Last month, Michelle Obama announced that she hopes to make a deep and lasting policy impact by spearheading an initiative to reduce childhood obesity. Knowing our first lady, she’ll move beyond kids ...

GLP-1 generics enter the world’s diabetes capital and are added to bridal packages to cut ‘food noise’; can they fix India's ...

Nearly one in three adults in England are already living with obesity,[i] and by 2040 more people will be affected by obesity than be a healthy weight.[ii]Just 3% of adults living with obesity or who ...