Dogs and humans are fatter than ever — it’s no surprise that overweight people tend to have overweight dogs. Now, scientists ...

Can weight loss mean loss of life? New research shows that both extreme weight loss and weight gain significantly increase the risk of death in obese individuals with heart disease. In this most ...

Those with severe obesity have three times the death risk ...

Researchers also estimated that roughly one in 10 infection-related deaths globally could be linked with obesity. Obesity is widely recognised as a driver of long-term conditions such as type 2 ...

Weight-loss jabs could help minimise asthma symptoms in obese people, a new study says. The drugs should be explored as a potential treatment for obese people with the respiratory condition, who are ...

A mom's health and lifestyle choices can affect her kids' risk of obesity as adults, a new study says. Specifically, a child is three to four times more likely to become an obese adult if their mom ...

New research shows obesity increases the risk of severe infections, hospital stays, and death across the world.

Firefighters are now being called to help obese people once every 3 hours 20 minutes, according to new figures. Approximately 1.9million UK adults are living with Class III obesity, formerly known as ...

More than one in 10 infection-related adult deaths worldwide may be attributed to obesity, a team led by University of ...

Just over one in 10 deaths from a wide range of infectious diseases can be attributed to obesity worldwide, finds a major new ...

UK scientists say they've identified why dogs and humans are more likely to be overweight or obese, which may pave the way for weight loss treatment. rh2010 - stock.adobe.com The team found several ...