Weight management/Obesity News

Teen obesity could shrink lifespan

Health experts warned that Australia's life expectancy could be sent into reverse after a new study found alarming levels of obesity among teenagers.

Weight-loss surgery remodels heart

Besides enabling severely obese people to lose weight, gastric bypass surgery seems to help their overly stressed hearts return to more normal function and appearance, a new study suggests.

Obesity rates doubled since 1980

The worldwide prevalence of obesity has nearly doubled since 1980, according to a study on how three important heart disease risk factors have changed across the world in 30 years.

Kids are obese due to bad habits

Poor eating and activity habits, not genetics, are the underlying causes for most cases of adolescent obesity, new research suggests.

Food marketing curbs child obesity

Governments must work with industry to restrict advertising of foods high in salt, sugar and dangerous fats targeted at children to tackle an epidemic of obesity, says WHO.

Get smart about weight loss

By this point, New Year's resolutions might be a dim memory - which makes it a good time for fine-tuning, especially for those who resolved to lose weight.

Surgery eases incontinence in obese

Severely obese women often suffer from incontinence, but a new study says that many gain control over urination after undergoing gastric-band weight-loss surgery.

Obesity costs US $300 billion

The total economic cost of overweight and obesity in the US is $270 billion per year while the cost in Canada is about $30 billion a year, a new study shows.

Obesity clusters among young adults

A study shows that overweight and obese people between 18 and 25 were more likely to have overweight partners and friends compared to normal weight peers.

Alcoholism in family raises obesity

People with a family history of alcoholism may be turning to high-calorie treats instead of booze to satisfy their addiction.