Children born to women who are obese have a higher risk of landing in a hospital with a severe infection, a new study says.

Metabolic-associated fatty liver disease is prevalent in children and adolescents with severe obesity, with higher insulin ...

The U.S. obesity rate is about 40%, according to a 2021-2023 survey of about 6,000 people. Nearly 1 in 10 of those surveyed reported severe obesity, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...

Recent data from National Health Service (NHS) weight clinics in England show that a disproportionate number of referrals originate from the most deprived areas, with some children having BMIs over 40 ...

Semaglutide and similar GLP-1 drugs are poised to become frontline treatments for a severe form of liver disease.

A new study has found that older adults living with obesity can feel judged or dismissed by care providers due to their ...

More than one hundred thousand children and adolescents under the age of 17 in Italy suffer from severe and premature obesity ...

Infants under 1 year of age have a 41% increased risk of hospitalization for infection if their mom was severely obese during ...

Obesity is high and holding steady in the U.S., but the proportion of those with severe obesity — especially women — has climbed since a decade ago, according to new government research.