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New research exploring the roots of modern Japanese populations has linked the genetic signature of Jomon hunter-gatherers to a higher body mass index (BMI) among individuals, underlining that ancient ...

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For at least the last half century, obesity has been one the rise around the world, contributing to what many officials consider a public health crisis. While there remains some controversy about how ...

Obesity is spreading in the United States, as 75% of of adults and almost half of people aged 15-24 are overweight.

Over the past year, the question has been coming in from everywhere – from my patients and family members, from colleagues ...

New research published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine found there’s a factor that may be more important to ...

The RESPOND trial adapted to COVID-19 disruptions by shifting to a cluster-parallel randomized design, enabling analysis ...

SOLNA, Sweden — Whether it’s being too skinny or being overweight as a child, a new study finds an unhealthy body mass index ...

In a little over two decades, almost 260 million people in the United States are predicted to have overweight or obesity, ...

Nearly three-fourths of U.S. adults are overweight or have obesity, with rates projected to increase further by 2050 without significant interventions, according to a large study published Nov. 14 in ...

In a recent study published in Nature Communications, a team of scientists from Iceland explored whether genetic variants ...