"A lot of people think that being fat is a choice," noted Law Professor Doron Dorfman, who said overweight people historically had minimal legal protection because the issue of weight was saddled with ...

A study finds 26% of people classified with a normal BMI meet the new definition of "clinical obesity," based on waist size and existing health damage.

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The Curb Your Enthusiasm star, 68, opened up in a new interview with CBS News Sunday Morning about what he used as a coping mechanism while growing up as a "fat" kid "Still a fat kid even to this day.

Overweight and obesity are two different health conditions involving weighing more than what you and your provider determined is right for you. Obesity is a more severe form of excess body fat and is ...

New research being presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Milan, ...