Obesity is an epidemic in the America. Four in 10 U.S. adults fit the medical definition of having obesity, which puts them at risk for serious health problems, including diabetes, heart disease ...

Obesity is estimated to affect more than 1 billion people worldwide. In the U.S., about 40% of adults have obesity, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Obesity is estimated to affect more than 1 billion people worldwide. In the U.S., about 40% of adults have obesity, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The World Health Organization estimates more than one billion people are living with obesity, and the World Obesity Federation estimates that the economic impact of the condition will rise above ...

Obesity has been a known risk to health since Hippocrates ’ time. Indeed, the Greek physician and teacher wrote about the dangers of eating ‘more food than the constitution will bear.’ ...

A government-sponsored junk food ban in schools across Mexico took effect on Saturday, officials said, as the country tries to tackle one of the world’s worst obesity and diabetes epidemics.