Mississippi has been crowned the unhealthiest state in the U.S., according to data collected on national rates of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and stroke. Sometimes referred to under the umbrella ...

Obesity and type 2 diabetes are closely linked. Excess body fat can alter your body’s metabolic system, promote insulin resistance, and trigger inflammatory responses that affect how well your body ...

University of Toronto researchers are calling for more study of obesity, gut bacteria and metabolic conditions that arise in childhood and adolescence, with an eye to curbing the global rise of type 2 ...

By Tarun Sai Lomte From rising obesity and diabetes to stubborn health inequities, the AHA’s latest statistics reveal why ...

Researchers reviewed the body mass index of over 11 million Americans.

Scientists have long suspected that the trillions of microbes in our intestines quietly steer our weight and blood sugar, but a new wave of Harvard-led research is turning that hunch into a detailed ...