Obesity is contributing to a record proportion of deaths among pregnant women, the Royal College of Physicians has warned.

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has urged that this be "recognised as an urgent and growing public health challenge". Obesity is “contributing to avoidable harm” while also putting increased ...

The Midwest and South also had high rates of obesity for non-Hispanic white men and women. In 2022, West Virginia had the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Almost 75% of women with obesity reported menopausal vasomotor symptoms vs. 45% of those without obesity. Women ...

About 650 million people are diagnosed as obese globally. However, managing obesity in women is often different from that in men. This premise is explored by a new paper published in the Journal of ...

Obesity rates severely increased between 1990 and 2022 while rates of underweight people decreased in most countries, according to a new study, and the researchers believe access to more nutritious ...

As more menopausal women turn to GLP-1 medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro for weight loss, they often do so without the necessary critical support to protect their long-term health.

Obesity, hormonal imbalance, and physical inactivity significantly increase women’s cancer risk, particularly for breast, endometrial, and colorectal cancers. Excess fat raises estrogen and ...

Scientists have discovered new genes that link obesity to sex and age. In a study published in the journal Cell Genomics, scientists outline how the genes affect obesity in women, specifically. "There ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Among young women in the Middle East, overweight and ...

Most women are unaware of their cardiovascular risks, despite that heart disease is the number one cause of death for both men and women. Sex-specific risk factors like menopause, diabetes, obesity, ...

As we honor Black History Month and Heart Health Month, we are reminded that access to care for obesity and ...