Denzel Kingsbury knows firsthand the effects of an unhealthy diet. His grandmother, who was an overweight smoker, died five years ago from a heart attack at age 57, Kingsbury said. The 17-year-old now ...

From technology to fashion, America has changed in the last half century. However, more and more people have focused on the change in obesity rates, particularly in children and adolescents. Since the ...

The UK is currently in the grip of a serious obesity epidemic, with an estimated 65% of British people now overweight. But is ...

Obesity rates have risen in recent decades. In 2012, over 66% of the U.S. population had either overweight or obesity (1). If you eat more calories than you need for energy, weight gain can result.