As many as 40% of Americans are obese, putting them at an increased risk for high blood pressure, diabetes, stroke, heart disease and certain cancers, according to the CDC. New research from the ...

February is National Heart Month, and doctors are stressing the importance of preventing the disease. Experts say heart disease has been the leading cause of death across the United States since 1950, ...

The use of blockbuster weight loss drugs has surged among young women, for whom the treatments can often be "liberating." ...