As obesity rates soar in China, overweight adults are voluntarily signing up for so-called “fat prisons.” These ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Limited data are available regarding longitudinal changes in body weight. Here, we describe changes in the prevalences of overweight and obesity and calculated the incidence of these indices during a ...

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