Obesity has long been classified as a global epidemic — and new data published in The Lancet journal spotlights how much ...

More than half of adults and a third of children and teens worldwide will be overweight or obese by 2050, a comprehensive ...

Rates of obesity and overweight are spiralling due to a "monumental societal failure" to tackle the problem, with more than ...

More than three in four adults in the UK will be obese or overweight by 2050, a Lancet study has revealed. Experts predict ...

Without urgent policy reform and action, over half the world's adult population (3.8 billion) and a third of all children and ...

Obesity prevalence increased among both adults and children across all regions of the world from 1990 to 2021, and more than ...

Obesity rates tripled from 2% to nearly 7% among young people, researchers found. Globally, the predicted surge in obesity ...

The obesity diagnosis has always been controversial. Now, a new clinical definition is raising even more questions.

A major international study has found children and adolescents in Australia have experienced some of the fastest transitions ...

More than half of adults globally and a third of children and adolescents will be overweight or experiencing obesity by 2050.