A new study finds that three quarters of American adults and half of adolescents are too heavy. That's making more of us sick and creating enormous health care costs.

All things considered, it’s at least as likely to make health outcomes worse as it is to make most people healthier.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. can help to rebuild the systems that promote unhealthy lifestyles in America. He deserves our support.

Someone dies of heart disease about every 34 seconds in the US, according to a new report, confirming the often preventable condition as the nation's leading cause of death.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, made a number of disputed claims.

Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death in the US, driven by rising rates of obesity, diabetes, and high ...

For the first time in modern American history, a skeptic of medical research could be responsible for safeguarding public ...

Kennedy vows to fight chronic disease, Big Pharma’s influence and ultra-processed food. Here's why his confirmation hearings in the Senate may draw fireworks.

Experts offer a variety of policy solutions to the childhood obesity crisis. Many are drawn from the anti-tobacco playbook — ...

The number does not capture a person's muscle mass; where on their body fat is stored; or how their race, ethnicity and ...

Heart disease is once again the leading cause of death in the U.S., according to a new statistical report from the American ...