As a way to fight childhood obesity, schools should limit the availability of soft drinks, the American Beverage Association says on Tuesday.

ABA President and CEO Susan Neely is to formally announce the organization's policy recommendation Wednesday at the annual meeting of the National Conference of State Legislatures in Seattle

Men with a Body Mass Index (BMI) above 35 (indicating obesity), face a 2.4-fold higher risk of being diagnosed with prostate cancer, compared with normal-weight men according to a report in the medical journal, Urology

Dr. Stephen J. Freedland from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore says, "Obesity may actually be associated with an increased risk of developing prostate cancer, but various features among obese men make it harder to detect the cancer

A new study shows that overweight girls reach puberty earlier. However early puberty alone doesn't necessarily lead to pudginess as an adult.

Girls who are overweight before their first menstrual periods are almost eight times more likely to be overweight as women, the study finds. But there is no link between precocious puberty alone and being overweight later in life, The Associated Press reports

A new study shows yoga may help the middle aged keep weight off.

Researchers find overweight people in their 50's, who practice yoga regularly, lose about five pounds over 10 years, while a group in the same age range, who doesn't practice yoga, gained 13 1/2 pounds over the same period

Doctors are trying every angle to win the war on obesity, but a new study out of University of California at Irvine is going to leave many wondering just who to believe when giving advice on dieting.

A team led by psychologist Elizabeth Loftus is trying a new method to lose the bulge 1 in 3 Americans are carrying around their waist: Lying