Obesity

Adolescents with severe obesity who had bariatric surgery showed significant improvements in cardiovascular disease risk factors such as elevated blood pressure and high cholesterol.

Ohio is the 12th unhealthiest state in the nation, according to the America's Health Rankings Annual Report released this week by the United Health…

A new study is looking at whether people can fight obesity by playing a trick on their own eyes.Joel Hughes is a researcher and professor of psychological…

Overall, U.S. life expectancy dipped in 2015 — the first drop since 1993. That's because the death rate went up between 2014 and 2015, driven by an increase in mortality among people younger than 65.

Being obese can make getting certain treatments and procedures harder at hospitals. For instance, larger wheelchairs and beds are becoming more necessary…

In Ohio, 400,000 kids suffer from asthma alone and a revised state bill will allow Ohio schools and camps to keep a supply of asthma inhalers for…

11:00 Over 65 percent of Americans are overweight or obese, and that number is continually rising. One doctor has created an easy program to help you live…

10:00 Obesity and overweight cause risks for a variety of major illnesses. According to the World Health Organization, there are more than one billion…