A study finds the rise in U.S. obesity rates have hit a plateau in children but are still climbing for adults, and are still ...

Researchers say the findings of the study challenge the idea of a single global obesity “epidemic”, revealing major ...

At a time when obesity has become one of the world’s biggest health concerns, a few countries still report remarkably low ...

Where Obesity Is Still Rare The World Health Organization estimates that global adult obesity has more than doubled since ...

A new study presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2026) in Istanbul, Turkey (12-15 May) shows that a 1% ...

Obesity has long been the invisible health crisis looming over humanity, with rates climbing globally. There is some positive ...

Kenya is among countries that do not have sufficient plans and policies in place to deal with rising obesity levels, researchers at the World Obesity Federation have warned. The World Obesity ...

Over half of adults and a third of kids and teens around the world will have overweight or obesity by 2050, according to two reports using data on 204 countries and territories. If observed trends ...

Obesity rates are set to skyrocket, with one in six children and adolescents worldwide forecast to be obese by 2050, according to a new study. But with significant increases predicted within the next ...

New research to be presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2026, Istanbul, Turkey, 12-15 May) suggests that no matter where people live, eating out instead of preparing meals at ...

Researchers note that excess weight has been rising for 40–45 years, elevating the risk of cancer, cardiovascular, metabolic, and neurological diseases.