State and local public health agencies can use such measures as menu labeling, land use planning, and the promotion of physical activity to influence obesity-related behaviors. Agencies may need to ...

A UC Riverside-led team adapted an obesity prevention program to support low-income Latina families with culturally relevant infant feeding strategies. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A University of California, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Overweight and obesity rates in adults, children and teens more than doubled over the past three decades, afflicting 2.1 billion ...

Obesity remains a global health crisis, often linked to serious diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, and fatty liver disease. While many people know the importance of what foods to eat, recent ...

SAN ANTONIO — The upcoming Obesity Week meeting will feature new clinical trial data for glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) drugs, along with deep dives into clinical, social, and ...

Obesity is now a global health challenge, catalyzed by changes in dietary and lifestyle patterns. As well as changing external appearance, obesity increases the risk of diabetes, cancer, mental health ...

New genetic research shows a simple genetic test can predict who’s most at risk for obesity, offering hope for early prevention, but also raises tough questions about genetic fairness and healthcare ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...

A University of California, Riverside-led research team has adapted an intervention for childhood obesity prevention to better serve Latina mothers, non-maternal caregivers, and families of low-income ...