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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…

The South Beach diet is no fad, its creator says, rejecting the notion that his eating plan would fizzle out with the rest of the low-carb craze.

“We are not…

Men and women who are obese in middle age will be up to twice as expensive to cover under Medicare, the government health plan that kicks in after Americans reach age 65, according…

Johnson & Johnson on Wednesday said its epilepsy drug Topamax was not effective as a treatment for obesity and diabetes.

J&J, which earlier this year received a letter from U.S.…

Many parents have no idea that their child could be overweight, according to a study which found that offspring who are chronically fat are typically viewed by their mother and…

For obese patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) that persists after standard surgery, relief may come from a type of “keyhole” operation that reduces the size of the stomach -…

As Americans get heavier and heavier, medical imaging machines are having a hard time peering inside their bodies, doctors reported on Wednesday.

“Hospital radiology departments are increasingly unable to adequately…

Parents of overweight and obese kids often don’t realize that their children are carrying excess pounds, new research shows.

A survey of parents of nearly 300 children showed that…

Obesity raises the risk of atrial fibrillation, an abnormal heartbeat that can lead to stroke and early death if not controlled, researchers said on Tuesday.

“What we found is that…

Obese children grow up to have bigger left ventricles in their hearts, putting them at risk for heart disease, researchers said on Monday.

“Simply being obese means your heart has to…

For men who want to quickly lose weight, it’s better to cut carbohydrates than to cut fat, a small study suggests.

When overweight men who were otherwise healthy followed either…

Women who are consistently overweight or obese during adulthood may be at increased risk for a decrease in the volume of certain areas of their brain - according to…

She faces up to five years in prison on each of three charges.
A Carbon County woman on Friday pleaded guilty to selling diet pills from a…

Not content with having a drug that might merely fight obesity and smoking, the company developing this eagerly anticipated pill will soon launch studies to see if it can…

An underground subculture of teenage girls who bond over their eating disorders and glorify bone-thin celebrities has surfaced on the Internet, in a growing trend that experts…

Too much abdominal fat in middle age may increase the risk of disability in later years, according to new study findings presented Wednesday at the annual meeting of…

Losing weight may be as simple as eating more - eating more fruits and vegetables and less food that is “calorie-dense,” such as cheese, researchers said on Wednesday.