Obesity has long been classified as a global epidemic — and new data published in The Lancet journal spotlights how much ...

"The unprecedented global epidemic of overweight and obesity is a profound tragedy and a monumental social failure," said lead author Professor Emmanuela Gakidou from the Institute for Health Metrics ...

Obesity in children under 14 set to rise by more than half by 2050, shocking research suggests - Experts said the global ...

A higher BMI is consistently associated with longer operative times and increased complications across a wide range of ...

By 2050, over half of the adults and one third of the youth may be obese. Experts have called for urgent action to prevent ...

Overweight and obesity rates in adults ... with the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington in Seattle. Among high-income countries, America had the highest ...

“The unprecedented global epidemic of overweight and obesity is a profound tragedy ... stock.adobe.com A spokesperson for the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and ...

For Emmanuela Gakidou, lead author of the study and professor at the University of Washington, "this unprecedented pandemic of overweight and obesity represents a monumental failure of our societies." ...

Researchers at the University of Cambridge studied labrador retrievers, known for being foodie dogs. Read more at ...

Overweight and obesity rates in adults ... with the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington in Seattle. Related Ultra-processed foods provide nearly half ...