Readers discuss an essay about whether it is a disease and how it should be diagnosed. Also: Fear in schools; natural ...

Obesity—the bad word everyone throws around, but few want to truly understand. The American Academy of Pediatricians thought ...

Being overweight or obese is commonly defined as having too much body mass – usually 30 or higher body mass index BMI in adults. According to experts, a BMI of 40 or higher is considered severe ...

The link between obesity and heart disease is complicated. The "obesity paradox" suggests that some people with obesity may ...

Obesity is a disease characterized by having excessive body fat, increasing a person’s risk for many serious health problems, ...

Since 1990, the rise in childhood overweight and obesity has surged across every continent, almost doubling in prevalence.

At a global level, Asia has almost half of all overweight children under five, while Africa has one-quarter of such children.

We all want our children to grow up to be big, strong and healthy. Well, strong and healthy anyway. Many them are already too ...

Sometimes diet and exercise are not enough to help the 100 million Americans with obesity lose weight and prevent health ...

Since 1990, the rise in childhood overweight and obesity has surged across every continent, almost doubling in prevalence.

Autism, ADHD and other behavioral conditions were found to be more likely in children born to overweight mothers.