Some recent national numbers suggest the obesity rate has plateaued or even declined. Experts are skeptical.

Washington University School of Medicine researchers presented a study linking obesity to an increase in the progression ...

A study found soybean oil contributed to obesity in mice, prompting concern about its use as America's most popular cooking ...

Researchers have conducted the first study evaluating the impact of obesity on Alzheimer's disease blood biomarkers (BBMs).

Results showed that people with obesity had blood biomarkers for Alzheimer’s that rose more rapidly, including: Tau proteins, ...

As obesity in America continues to rise at alarming rates, researchers are finding that diet and exercise are not the only driving factors. A new scientific review from UCLA Health explains how stress ...

Soybean oil, the most widely consumed cooking oil in the United States and a staple of processed foods, contributes to ...

New research links America's most popular cooking oil to obesity through metabolic pathways that convert fatty acids into ...