obesity

A decade ago, Army recruiters started coaching individuals to help them lose weight so they could enlist. It's not an official Army program, but it has become necessary to recruitment, many say.

In the U.S. South — home to nine of the nation's 12 heaviest states — obesity is playing a role not only in COVID-19 outcomes but in the calculus of the vaccination rollout.

A new study published in The Clinical Infectious Diseases Journal finds obesity is a risk factor in COVID-19 hospital admissions for people under 60.

From Texas Standard: A group of U.S. health organizations, including the McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at...

Hmong immigrants began losing native bacteria in their guts soon after arriving in the U.S., a change associated with more obesity. Eating an American diet plays a role but doesn't explain everything.

The obesity epidemic is getting worse. But what if presumptions about the causes and consequences of obesity are wrong?

Behavior-based weight-loss programs that focus on diet and exercise can work for obese patients, a national panel of experts says. But many doctors aren't having the necessary conversations.

The Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs and Border Security convened at Port San Antonio Wednesday to hear public comment on issues ranging from defense…

The prevalence of obesity in children and adolescents has spiked in the last four decades worldwide, according to research supported by the World Health…

The Partnership for a Healthier America started in 2010 as part of then First Lady Michelle Obama’s efforts to curb childhood obesity. The San Antonio…