For women, increased weight and reduced physical activity are both strongly linked to the likelihood of dying early, new research shows.

Whether higher levels of physical activity can…

Devices that measure metabolic rate can tell dieters how many calories they need to eat each day to lose weight, according to experts.

Metabolic rate is a number that represents how…

The results of a small study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry suggest that the epilepsy drug topiramate may provide long-term benefits for people with binge-eating disorder and obesity.

Dr.…

It may be known as the land of slender supermodels, champion soccer players and itsy-bitsy bikinis, but Brazil is increasingly fattening up like the United States.

A government study…

Being late to bed and early to rise curbs an appetite-suppressing hormone and unleashes its ‘at more’ alter ego, two studies reveal.

Stay up late and crawl out…

Making a resolution to hit the gym more often is a great way to ring in the New Year - but don’t overdo it, advises the professional society…

Immigrants who live in the U.S. long enough may see a cultural shift in their bathroom scales, a study published Tuesday shows.

Using data from a national health survey of more than…

Melanie Kosaka noticed that the television shows her 5-year-old daughter watched featured reading and other educational skills but there was nothing on wellness or staying fit.

Around the same time, the…

Australian biotech group Metabolic Pharmaceuticals Ltd. said on Monday a clinical trial showed its new weight-loss drug was effective and free of side effects

Metabolic said its drug, AOD9604, worked…

This year, the key to a holiday season without added pounds could be a four-letter word: plan.

Members of the National Weight Control Registry - several thousand “successful…

Downhiller Chelsea Redwood has accepted a two-year suspension for testing positive for the appetite suppressant phentermine.

Redwood, 34, of Big Bear Lake, California, tested positive September 26 during the U.S. Mountain Bike…

Cutting carbohydrates in pregnancy may help babies’ livers, protecting them from later diseases such as diabetes, according to preliminary studies conducted in mice.

A group of investigators based in the…

In addition to improved fitness levels, eight weeks of aerobic exercise improves levels of “good” HDL cholesterol and measures of circulatory function, in overweight children and adolescents, according to a…