By categorising obesity as a disease, public health systems and medical aid schemes around the world would be more likely to ...

In the first of this two-part Spotlight series, we break down the debate around the issue, and its implications for health ...

The view that clinical obesity is a disease that needs to be immediately treated is also correct, according to Venter. Though he adds that the public health system in South Africa is not in a ...

Despite an increase in the prevalence of prescribing, only 0.5% of U.S. adolescents with obesity were prescribed an obesity ...

Adolescents face significant barriers to obesity medication access, despite a surge in prescriptions. Discover the ...

Despite an increase in the prevalence of prescribing, only 0.5 percent of U.S. adolescents with obesity were prescribed an ...

NAIROBI, Kenya — In many African cultures, a big belly has long been seen as a sign of wealth. But this perception is proving deadly as deaths due to obesity -related illnesses rise. In Kenya ...

Kenya's president William Ruto arrives to be sworn in to office at a ceremony held at Kasarani stadium in Nairobi, Kenya, Sept. 13, 2022 (Copyright 2022 The ...