Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. A new study suggests that what you eat—not how much you ...

Obesity is a complex medical condition marked by excessive body fat that increases the risk of serious health problems such as heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, and certain cancers. While ...

Rising obesity in more developed countries tracks closely with higher caloric intake — not a drop in physical activity. A study of over 4,200 adults across 34 global populations measured energy use ...

Re “Three-Quarters of American Adults Are Overweight or Obese, a New Study Reveals” (news article, Nov. 19): Admittedly, the causes of obesity are numerous, but certainly diet has a major influence on ...

Researchers in Sweden are testing whether a brain-healthy MIND diet can be realistically adopted by adults with obesity, laying the groundwork for future trials linking diet, gut health, and mental ...