The Donald Trump administration has asked US visa officers to consider obesity and several long-term health issues, such as diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and respiratory illnesses, as possible ...

White House spokesperson Anna Kelly said the guidance is an extension of the administration’s efforts to focus federal ...

The United States will consider obesity or having children with special needs as reasons to reject immigrant visas, in the latest salvo by President Donald Trump to turn away foreigners.

Embargoed access to the paper and contact details for authors are available in Notes to Editors at the end of the release. **For state-level data see figure 4A in paper and appendix 2** Over the past ...

For the first time in more than a decade, the number of states with rates of obesity of 35% or more has dropped, an encouraging sign that America's epidemic of excess weight might be improving. But ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio told US consulates and embassies around the world about the changes in a Nov. 6 cable.

For the first time in more than a decade, the number of states with rates of obesity of 35% or more has dropped, an encouraging sign that America’s epidemic of excess weight might be improving. But ...

For the first time in a decade, adult obesity in the United States dropped last year, a new study has found, and researchers are curious how the rise in popularity of weight loss drugs like Ozempic ...

For the first time in more than a decade, the number of states with rates of obesity of 35% or more dropped, an encouraging sign that America’s epidemic of excess weight might be improving. But cuts ...

Surprised researchers discover hormone-sensitive lipase in the nuclei of fat cells, part of a finely tuned system that ...

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

Novo Nordisk A/S is undercutting arch-rival Eli Lilly & Co. on obesity drugs for cash-pay patients, showing its willingness ...