the World Obesity Federation warns. More than four billion people will be affected, with rates rising fastest among children, its report says. Low or middle-income countries in Africa and Asia are ...

The figures, initially from the 2023 Adult Obesity Prevalence Maps but updated on September 12, 2024, shows that every state in the U.S. has an obesity rate of over 20 percent. The data also shows ...

Morbid obesity, which is now called class III obesity or severe obesity, is a complex condition that raises the risk of ...

Oct. 30, 2024 — Young people with severe obesity who underwent weight-loss surgery at age 19 or younger continued to see sustained weight loss and resolution of common obesity-related ...

The world is experiencing an obesity epidemic. In both industrialized and emerging countries, the percentage of adults and children with obesity is increasing annually. It is no longer unusual to ...

Obesity increases the risk for life-threatening and chronic conditions including heart disease, stroke and Type 2 diabetes, which together cost the U.S. billions of dollars annually. This metric ...

According to the CDC, as of August 2023, 40.3 percent of U.S. adults—some 100 million people—met the clinical definition for obesity. But this same estimate, which is based on National Health ...

Another study looked at sudden death as a result of heart disease in morbid obesity. Seven massively obese patients had severe coronary artery disease at the time of unexpected death. This ...

Another Trump term could spur Europe’s efforts to stand on its own, but it is far from clear its leaders will seize the moment this time. By Steven Erlanger Beijing is expecting more ...

The reliance of the Cockcroft-Gault equation on weight as a key variable has reduced its accuracy in patients with obesity. Improved approaches to body-size description using LBW provide an ...

Godzilla - the vest-wearing obese monkey who gorged on chocolate and junk food - has died, with the rescued macaque's remains returned to his owner, who held his hand as he passed away. The ...