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After suffering a heart attack in 2012, Rosie O’Donnell made it her mission to share how lucky she was to survive and to send a message to other women about how real the heart disease [...]

Even with the best surgical care, your skin – the largest bodily organ – might show side effects after weight loss surgery. It is important to remember that a bariatric procedure will [...]

Even in this day and age of advances in science and how readily available that information can be on the Internet, myths and assumptions about obesity persist. That’s due, in part, to the [...]

Losing weight can make you feel younger, but according to new research it can also make you look younger. The chromosome caps called telomeres typically get shorter as people age. But researchers [...]

We usually think about the ramifications of obesity on a personal level. But the implications can reach beyond ourselves to society as a whole. Earlier this year, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom [...]

One of the hotter topics surrounding weight loss surgery these days is how it impacts a woman who wants to become pregnant after the fact. New data has been released that suggests bariatric [...]

Much is said about the obesity epidemic, and rightly so, given that a third of our citizens fit the criteria. But diabetes is a public health issue that deserves its share of attention as well. [...]

While the health risks of obesity for us as individuals is evident to everyone, in certain lines of work it can have an impact on unsuspecting public servants as well. As Americans continue to [...]

One of the biggest threats to your health may be right under your nose. Well, under your behind. Researchers are sounding the alarms over the dangers of prolonged time spent sitting in chairs. [...]

Weight loss is at the front of most people’s minds when considering bariatric surgery. But there are many residual health benefits to weight loss surgery, one of which is improved heart [...]