The National Health Service (NHS) staffers in the UK have been told not to call fat people "obese" in guidance issued by the medicine watchdog, according to a report in The Telegraph. The National ...

A new study suggests that medications that have transformed the treatment of obesity may also help people drink less alcohol.

Staff told to avoid words such as ‘diabetic’, ‘alcoholic’ and ‘smoker’ in advice Lord Young calls ‘a fat lot of help’ NHS staff have been told not to call fat people “obese” in ...

Researchers have created a detailed atlas of cellular changes in obese people. The atlas can be used to search for biological indicators that provide information on the risk of developing a metabolic ...

Have you ever noticed that despite being on the heavier side, some people are active, energetic, and full of life; challenging the long-held belief that obesity always leads to poor health.

Although obese individuals are at greater risk of diabetes, high blood pressure or high cholesterol, not all obese people develop metabolic diseases of this kind. With around a quarter of all obese ...

Helaina Morgan, a Miss Great Britain finalist, told ITV News the 'obese' label can be "damaging" to hear, as Charlie Frost reports People are being “overdiagnosed” with obesity, leading medics ...

Researchers from several countries have identified the molecular mechanism by which the hormone adrenomedullin can cause type 2 diabetes in people with obesity, which lays the foundations for ...

Skinny people can face health issues due to belly fat, known as 'skinny fat,' which includes a higher percentage of body fat and lower muscle mass. This condition can lead to serious health ...

Doctors receive minimal education about weight stigma and obesity and can carry their own internalized weight bias into appointments—especially given the focus on BMI, which throws patients into ...

A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial body mass index and hoping to better identify people who need treatment ...