While cancer screening rates varied by body mass index (BMI) category and type, screening rates for Papanicolaou testing, ...

The researchers found that 41% of practices declined to schedule an appointment for a hypothetical patient weighing 465 lb. HealthDay News — Patients weighing more than 450 lb face considerable ...

Michael Gorman refused to see a physician, even as his weight surged past 500 pounds. He could no longer go to movie theaters that had chairs with armrests or take long flights because he could not ...

Ali Foley Shenk still remembers the panic when her 10-year-old son, Dean, finished a 20-ounce box of raisins in the seconds the cupboard was left unlocked. They rushed to the emergency room, fearing a ...

CHICAGO - Americans are not just getting fatter, they are ballooning to extremely obese proportions at an alarming rate. The number of extremely obese American adults - those who are at least 100 ...

Obesity is more deadly than previously thought, but a nationwide survey shows that after rising for decades, rates have not increased for the first time in 30 years. In the latest “F as in Fat” report ...