The tool was developed using extensive data from 200,000 middle-aged adults participating in the UK Biobank study ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists have developed a new tool which can predict a child’s risk of becoming obese in adulthood. The test could help to ...

Children are being diagnosed with health complications related to obesity as young as the age of 3, warned Kate Muehlbrad, ...

Putting on excess weight before the age of 30 could dramatically raise the risk of dying early, a major study suggests.

Compared to having a normal weight at age 25 and at midlife, going from being nonobese to obese during those years was linked with an increased risk of premature death from heart disease, or ...

HOUSTON-Dozens of local girls are participating in a pilot study designed to keep minority children from growing into obese adults. Adriana Montemayor and the 40 other Hispanic and African-American ...

MILLIONS of Brits could benefit from weight loss jabs before they become obese. But scientists say they’re being overlooked ...

Not all pounds you gain carry the same weight. Being overweight can lead to a host of health problems, like chronic diseases and even premature death, especially in older age. But not all excess ...