Researchers have found a genetic link between obesity and colon cancer that may help pave the way for more effective screening tests for the disease. It may also lead to greater accuracy in predicting the people who are at the greatest risk of the disease, experts say.

People who inherit a variation of a gene called ADIPOQ, which results in the formation of a fat hormone called adiponectin, are 30 percent less likely to develop colon cancer, say researchers from University of Alabama Comprehensive Cancer Center

Migraines and headaches are more common in overweight children and teenagers, a new study has found. It is the first national study to look at possible links between obesity and headaches in kids.

Lead researcher Andrew Hershey, a pediatric neurologist at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center studied 913 children and teenagers for six months. The study found that chronic headaches are common in childhood, with the prevalence of one out of four to one out of 10 kids

A group of scientists at Johns Hopkins have figured out a non-invasive way to lower appetite by preventing the body from manufacturing the "hunger hormone" thus resulting in weight loss.

This discovery holds utmost importance as it could lead to a potential solution for people who struggle with obesity. Dr. Aravind Arepally of the John Hopkins University School of Medicine created this new procedure known as gastric artery chemical embolizatioin, or GACE

Regular moderate physical activity for three to four hours daily can help curb effects of obesity linked to genetics, new study has found.

Researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine and now of the University of Miami say that variations of a particular gene, known as the fat mass and obesity associated (FTO) gene, are widely acknowledged to be linked with a high body mass index

Researchers have found that its not how much fat a person has, but where that fat is located that determines whether someone is at risk for cardiovascular or metabolic diseases.

Physicians at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center conducted a new study using cardiac and CT scans to measure fat deposits in 398 white and black participants ages 47-86