People who are African-American, American Indian/native Alaskan, Asian, or native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islanders have a significantly greater chance of developing hypertension than people who are white or Hispanic who ...
Feb 12, 2018
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The prevalence of obesity has risen dramatically in the U.S., but there has been little information about the economic impact of this trend for individual states.
Feb 7, 2018
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Aged garlic extract may help obese people ward off painful inflammation and lower cholesterol levels, a new University of Florida study shows.
Jan 18, 2018
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(HealthDay)—A long-term intensive lifestyle intervention (ILI) in overweight and obese adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with greater cerebral blood flow (CBF), according to a study published recently in ...
Dec 27, 2017
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(HealthDay)—Overweight children often become obese adults, with attendant problems such as heart disease, diabetes and cancer.
Dec 20, 2017
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Weight reducing diets, mostly low in fat, may reduce risk of early death in adults with obesity, finds a study published in The BMJ. However, the researchers were unable to show if there was any effect of weight reducing ...
Nov 14, 2017
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Nearly 40 percent of American adults and 20 percent of children carry enough extra weight to warrant a diagnosis of obesity. That's the highest obesity rate among the world's affluent nations, and it's already shortening ...
Nov 6, 2017
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One little understood paradox in the study of obesity is that overweight people who break down fat at a high rate are less healthy than peers who store their fat more effectively.
Nov 1, 2017
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America's weight problem isn't getting any better, according to new government research.
Oct 13, 2017
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(HealthDay)—Almost forty percent adults in the United States are now obese, continuing an ever-expanding epidemic of obesity that's expected to lead to sicker Americans and higher health care costs.
Oct 13, 2017
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