SAN FRANCISCO - APRIL 06: A man walks along the Embarcadero April 6, 2005 in San Francisco. According to a study released Tuesday, almost 53 percent of Californians over 25 are overweight, and more ...

The terms overweight and obesity refer to an excess amount body of fat that may be detrimental to health. The current standard way of classifying overweight or obesity is through calculation of a ...

Forecasts indicate a drastic increase in US obesity rates in the next 25 years, emphasizing the need for comprehensive public health strategies. For reference, the total US population is 337 million ...

Kent County's childhood obesity data is higher than statewide and national averages, county health officials say.

Heavier women are more likely to be lighter in the wallet, reports a new study that says obese females tend to occupy lower-paying, more-strenuous jobs in less-visible corners of the U.S. workforce ...

Obesity is the most common chronic disease in childhood. One in five children in the U. S. is overweight or obese. And that number continues to rise. Children with obesity have several weight-related ...

Oprah Winfrey spent years feeling shame and blaming herself for being overweight — until she was saved by GLP-1 drugs. In a ...