Inflammation helps your body heal, but if it lasts too long, it can cause health problems. A poor diet, stress, insufficient physical activity, and poor sleep can contribute to chronic inflammation.

Among the poor health outcomes the study cited as having links with "greater ultra-processed food exposure" were ...

Obesity is when your BMI is 30 or higher. Obesity is split into three classes based on BMI levels. Health problems like high blood pressure and diabetes can result from obesity. Obesity is broadly ...

It might seem like semantics. But whether a health condition qualifies as a disease can have a huge impact on patient experiences and treatment options.

The nutritional epidemiologists and other scholars who have led this push in public health are out to challenge an entire system of beliefs, propagated by nutritionists for a century or more, about ...

A new study suggests using body mass index alone may miss many people with the disease, but the findings come with caveats. By Nina Agrawal New research using an updated definition of obesity suggests ...

New evidence hints that a key milestone in early growth may not involve fat at all, pointing instead to an overlooked aspect of development. Credit: Shutterstock A long-accepted explanation of ...

NORTH FORK, CA – Weight loss is the biggest topic in the public health space today. A person’s weight is very visible to everyone, it is very emotional, and it is closely tied to identity and ...

Redefining obesity based not only on body mass index (BMI) but on whether excess body fat is causing measurable health problems may complicate diagnosis and delay treatment, according to an Endocrine ...

Obesity is linked to many serious health complications, including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, some cancers, kidney disease and mental health issues. Now, a study projects that nearly half of the U ...