A new study suggests that the DNA some modern Japanese people have inherited from ancient hunter-gatherers may increase BMI.

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A South Korean man has been convicted of evading compulsory military service by eating so much he became too obese to fight.

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A team of researchers led by Pennington Biomedical Research Center's Dr. Florina Corpodean confirmed through a data analysis that metabolic and bariatric surgery is largely safe and effective for ...

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As rates of obesity, as defined by body mass index (BMI), continue to climb in the United States, so have efforts to lose weight, including a new era of weight-loss drugs. Yet a new systematic review ...

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As populations age, the prevalence of sarcopenia—a progressive loss of muscle mass and function—has become an increasingly ...