Obesity

Recent studies have shown we tend to eat more when the people around us do. But new research with mice takes that one further, revealing obesity may actually be contagious.

A new study published in the journal Obesity suggests excess weight and physical pain often go hand-in-hand — even if the overweight person is otherwise in good health.

With childhood obesity rates on the perpetual incline in the U.S., researchers have been attempting to find an effective way to combat this nationwide issue. According to a report from a University of Illinois, advertising bans do work, but an outright ban covering the entire U.S. media market would be the most effective policy tool for reducing fast-food consumption in children.

Researchers have isolated a protein in mice muscle cells that trigger the same health benefits as exercise.

A new study published in the journal PLoS Medicine found people with several risk factors for obesity were more likely to put on weight.

Fewer Americans reported being obese in 2011, compared to years past, according to the latest Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index.

The rate of cancer screening for certain types of cancer increases with body weight, according to a new study published in the Journal of Obesity.

There has been a steady drop in in the cancer death rate in the United States, but obesity related cancers, such as kidney cancer, is on the rise, according to the American Cancer Society’s annual report.

Who says the holidays have to be all warm and fuzzy? According to some health groups in the UK, Christmas can be the perfect time to tell a loved one he or she is overweight. It may sound rude, but experts insist the health risks involved with obesity, including diabetes, heart disease and stroke, make it worth the uncomfortable conversation.

The health risks of obesity are well-documented, but there’s a financial downside, too — data shows obese people also earn less money, especially women.