High-dose gold nanoparticle treatment outperformed orlistat in reversing obesity-related damage in rats, according to ...

Is obesity a risk factor or a disease? This debate shapes treatments, policies, and eating disorder care. Explore its impact ...

Body Mass Index cannot differentiate between muscle mass, fat and bone density. Doctors suggest other markers and scans to ...

Obesity isn’t just about struggling to fit into last year’s jeans – it’s a full-blown global crisis. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that over one billion people worldwide are ...

In 2023, the United States surgeon general, Vivek Murthy, issued a 71-page advisory warning of an American “epidemic of ...

Debate over childhood obesity treatments: weight-loss drugs vs. lifestyle changes, with concerns about long-term effects.

WHO recommends that adults aged 18–64 do at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity throughout the week, or ...

A sedentary or physically inactive lifestyle increases a person’s risk for heart disease, as well as many other conditions and ailments. As the country observes Philippine Heart Month, it is important ...

A network of Canadian experts, led by a professor at Simon Fraser University, have developed the first national guidelines for social connection to tackle a public health challenge that does more harm ...

KUWAIT: A study published in the Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal in 2022 reveals that the prevalence of overweight children under five years old in Kuwait reached 10.78 percent between 2016 and ...

As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. nears confirmation as Health and Human Services Secretary, former Surgeon General Dr. Richard Carmona discusses Kennedy’s controversial history, his potential impact on public ...

IT feels like ‘everything causes cancer’ these days, and with one in two of us to get a diagnosis in a lifetime, it may feel like the odds are stacked against us. However, Dr Liz O’Riordan never ...