Mexican Juan Pedro Franco, known internationally for having been the world's most obese man, died at age 41, his treating ...

Being too heavy may cost you your life -- literally. Scientists say overweight people die one year earlier than expected and that moderately obese people die up to three years prematurely. Doctors ...

TLC’s ‘Dangerously Obese’ documents the physical, emotional, and psychological impact on the individuals whose extreme weight has led to serious health challenges. It documents their daily life and ...

Can weight loss mean loss of life? New research shows that both extreme weight loss and weight gain significantly increase the risk of death in obese individuals with heart disease. In this most ...

Lisa, a 43-year-old mother of two, came to see me shortly after her 40th birthday. Her concern was a common one: 40 hit and the formation of a spare tire came right along with it. Lisa has always been ...

Millions of Britons who have been told they are perfectly healthy could in fact be obese, scientists have revealed. Under the current rules, a body-mass-index (BMI) score of 18.5 to 25 is healthy, 25 ...

The Navy may be the fattest service, but it isn't the only branch that is getting a bit too fat to fight. This is a troubling trend.

The historic changes in obesity are clear in these interactive graphics. — -- Obesity has been a growing problem in the U.S. for decades and increasingly its effect is being felt globally. A new ...

The Canadian Obesity Network, our nation’s globally recognized professional body devoted to helping overweight Canadians, is crafting guidelines to help doctors broach the subject of too much weight ...

Six morbidly obese people are rescued by the fire service every day, startling data reveals. Laying bare the dire reality of the UK's obesity crisis, shock figures show firefighters attended 2,194 ...