The research shows that "obesity plays a profound role in risk for death from COVID-19, particularly in male patients and younger populations," Sara Y. Tartof, PhD, MPH, Kaiser Permanente Southern ...

February 25, 2009 — Obesity in adolescents may confer the same risk for premature death in adulthood as smoking more than 10 cigarettes a day, and even overweight has a risk comparable with that ...

The researchers found that the risks for obesity-related cancers and all-cause death were lower during a mean follow-up of 3.9 years (adjusted hazard ratios, 0.93 and 0.92, respectively) in ...

On Thursday, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) reintroduced the Treat and Reduce Obesity (TROA) Act to combat the obesity crisis in the United States through regular health screenings.