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

Nearly 60% of all adults and a third of all children in the world will be overweight or obese by 2050 unless governments take ...

A new study warns that by 2050, nearly 60% of adults and one-third of children worldwide will be overweight or obese.

The research published in the Lancet medical journal used data from 204 countries to paint a grim picture of what it ... global epidemic of overweight and obesity is a profound tragedy and a ...

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