Obesity doesn't just affect what you see in the mirror: It can have serious consequences for your health!

One third of Americans are classified as obese and the number is growing. Let's get some insight into this expanding epidemic.

Obesity can lead to a plethora of unhealthy consequences, but the good news is that it can be eliminated with some lifestyle changes.

A recent study in the Archives of Internal Medicine, finds some obese people are immune to health risks typically associated with extra weig...

Americans not only haven't lost weight in the past year, but in some states are still gaining.

Children born to mothers who gain excess weight during pregnancy are at higher risk of obesity, both during childhood and as teens.

Michelle Obama participated in a free soccer clinic hosted by the U.S. Soccer Foundation in Washington D.C. as part of her 'Let's Move!' cam...

The CDC reports that one-fifth of American teens (aged 12-19) have unhealthy cholesterol levels, one of the risk factors for heart disease.

A late night snack can be fun, and well, tasty, but can it actually make you fat?

Unhappy with soaring obesity rates, the government proposes to step in.