A single nutrient found in soy products elicits changes in gene behavior that permanently reduce an embryo's risk of becoming obese later in life.

Researchers at UCSF have determined that there is a strong relationship between obesity and developing end stage renal disease, or kidney failure.

A Virginia state delegate met resistance in his attempts to mandate insurance coverage for obesity surgery.

Bariatric surgery is not the first option for obesity treatment, but when performed by expert surgeons it is an important option for some of the beneficiaries.

As the rate of obesity has steadily increased across all age groups, so has Americans' willingness to turn to an effective surgical intervention to address severe obesity: bariatric surgery.

Research looked at both obesity and physical inactivity and found that both were strongly related to diabetes, indicating obesity is indeed a health problem.

A child is more likely to be overweight at a very young age if the mother was overweight or obese before she became pregnant.

Obesity in children needs to be identified and discussed by pediatricians during overweight children's well child visit.

Obesity and associated risk factors have become increasingly common in children and adolescents and is epidemic in some Western countries.

Home based obesity treatment can help obese and overweight people to achieve significant weight loss.

Obesity is on the rise all over the world and is related to vascular diseases.

Obesity is clearly a priority health problem. Obesity is a problem because of its impact on all of us.

New treatment of obesity that boosts the stomach's 'full' signal offers new way of tackling growing obesity epidemic.

The metabolic syndrome is a growing health problem. The link between obesity and metabolic syndrome is most evident from the inclusion of waist circumference in the criteria.

Focusing our efforts on nutrition and exercise in schools can help prevent obesity and overweight in many children who may be at risk