A combination of factors has contributed to the American epidemic of obesity — among them increased consumption of nutritionally poor foods, decreased physical activity and environmental influences ...

As millions of U.S. citizens enter January 2026 pledging to “eat better” and “lose weight,” new national research from a company called MyBodyTutor reveals a sobering reality: stress is one of the ...

Fast food gets a bad rap. Everyone points fingers at burger joints when discussing America's weight struggles, but reality isn't that simple. Our bodies respond to countless factors beyond just quick ...

Councilwoman Jan Perry says there are too many fat kids in South Los Angeles. She wants to ban new fast-food stores in 32 square miles of the city. But what's the evidence that fast food causes ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new UNICEF report finds that more school-age children are now obese than underweight, with 188 million affected worldwide. Rates ...

NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - With more money in their pockets, Africans are eating more fast food and adopting more sedentary lifestyles, leading to a surge in obesity and associated ...

ANACMAI copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. "Supersizing Urban America reveals the little-known story of how the U.S. government got into the business of encouraging fast ...

Most Vietnamese people acknowledge that obesity is a chronic disease, yet sedentary lifestyles and unhealthy diets continue to undermine prevention and treatment efforts.

The theme for World Obesity Day 2026 is '8 Billion Reasons to Act on Obesity' which highlights that every person, every ...

Obesity is increasing alarmingly among school-aged children. Even more concerning is the increased risk of early-onset Type 2 diabetes, fatty liver disease and metabolic disorders during adolescence a ...

Obesity – which the World Health Organization classifies as a disease – is not just an individual issue; it is shaped by the systems people live in. Research shows that urbanisation, economic status ...