Bariatric surgery may actually help the heart to return to a normal size in patients who are obese.

Feb 19, 2011 - Raechelle Janzen

Mud and water therapies, massages and yoga are proving to be a popular remedy for obesity, back pain, indigestion, common cold and other psychosomatic diseases in India.

Feb 17, 2010 - Raj Kaushik

Our friends, families and social networks influence our attitudes and acceptance of over weight and obesity. Friends can also motivate each other to fitness and health.

Jul 27, 2007 - Christine Nyholm

Newspaper headlines are filled with references to the FTO gene, or the fat gene as some are calling it. But what is the truth behind the headline?

Nov 15, 2010 - Greg Philp

A new study shows that many obese mothers and children underestimate their size. Doctors and pediatricians have noticed this trend as well.

Dec 2, 2011 - Melissa Ridenour

Childhood obesity is epidemic right now and contributes to many serious health problems. These factors should be understood by parents to help their kids.

Nov 10, 2010 - Valerie Garner

Overweight and obesity are a major public health problem worldwide, and its occurrence has increased dramatically during the past three decades.

Nov 1, 2010 - Michael Koger

Fatal disease from binge eating disorders is America's biggest killer. Understanding the reasons why this has come about could prevent this becoming a worldwide trend.

Oct 11, 2009 - Luke Waterson

Lack of sleep causes weight gain, especially among children. Persons with sleep apnea experience a cycle of increasing sleep loss and greater weight gain.

Jan 22, 2011 - C. Marie

Heavy teenagers often keep gaining weight in their 20s, making them destined to become severely obese before they reach age 30, according to a study.

Nov 10, 2010 - Karen Gaskell

Simple ways to help obese or overweight children include doing more exercise as a family, using smaller portion sizes & eating at the dinner table together.

Jun 8, 2010 - Kate Le Page

Many people only look at food when they consider weight loss. Sleep is also important. Adults need 7.5 - 9 hours of sleep each night to avoid weight gain.

Nov 5, 2010 - Lynn Lamb

A European hypnotherapy technique, "gastric mind band," uses the mind to facilitated weight loss in obese people by guiding them to imagine the gastric band procedure.

Feb 23, 2010 - Grace Joubarne

According to studies, physical fitness significantly affects work performance. Obesity negatively affects the quality and quantity of work performed.

Feb 1, 2011 - Melissa Ridenour

Obesity has been recognized as an epidemic and is on the rise. Health experts agree that obesity is deadly and fear that it has become normal to be obese.

Sep 11, 2010 - C. Marie

Dogs are food oriented animals, so snacks are a logical reward. However, obesity in dogs can cause a number of health problems.

Oct 17, 2008 - Jen Syrkiewicz

Morbid obesity surgery includes restrictive and malabsorptive procedures. Such bariatric surgery promotes weight loss & improves obesity-related conditions.

May 11, 2010 - Christine Redmond

Before any weight loss program is ever attempted, it is necessary to pinpoint the main cause and address it to insure that weight loss is safe and permanent.

Jun 5, 2009 - Mario Carini

Overweight breast cancer patients are more likely to have a more aggressive form of the disease and die sooner, new research indicates.

Mar 23, 2008 - Jacqueline Roll

The National Institutes of Health reports obesity the second leading cause of preventable death. It affects over 97 million Americans.

Aug 2, 2010 - Shannon Marks