Maintaining and managing weight can be tough. Over 42 percent of adults and 18.5 percent of children and adolescents in the United States have obesity. Overweight and obesity may be associated with ...

Set point weight theory claims that a person’s body aims to maintain fat mass and weight at a predetermined range. It may explain why people tend to regain the weight they lost while dieting. This ...

Poet Laureate Alfred, Lord Tennyson, author of "Locksley Hall" Source: Painting by Helen Mary Elizabeth Allingham, English artist, Public Domain, Wikimedia Common.org In his less well-known poem of an ...

More than 40% of U.S. adults live with obesity, increasing the risk of diabetes, heart disease, and certain cancers. While many people succeed in losing weight initially, studies show that more than ...