Driven by rising rates of high blood pressure, obesity, and other key risk factors, heart disease remains the leading cause ...

Childhood obesity rates are rising and global figures don't make for easy reading. The World Health Organization (WHO) ...

NEW DELHI, Feb 4 : Obesity leads to body-image issues and can cause mood swings, anxiety, depression and self-isolation, ...

Engaging in the fight against childhood obesity requires understanding its definitions, causes, treatments, and opportunities for prevention. For children who are younger than two years of age, there ...

In nine out of ten patients with type 2 diabetes, severe obesity, known as adiposity, leads to diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is ...

Finding it hard to breathe when you lay down is medically called orthopnea. Find a list of potential causes to help narrow ...

Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) have become the latest villain in our never-ending search for an easy scapegoat. But before we ...

President Trump established by way of executive order a Make America Healthy Again Commission. However, much of what’s ...

While older anti-obesity drugs may lead to less weight loss than semaglutide and tirzepatide, they remain useful tools in ...

Obesity not only affects the physical health of a person by causing a range of diseases but also impacts the mental well-being, said Dr Nand Kumar, psychiatrist at AIIMS said.

Jan. 27, 2025 — A study shows that patients with obesity and fatty liver-related cirrhosis who had bariatric (weight-loss) surgery significantly lowered their future ... Signposting Children to ...

Causes of acid reflux include certain foods and drinks, medications, and obesity. You may have gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) if the acid reflux becomes frequent and severe. You can often ...