Early-onset colorectal cancer is now the top cancer killer of men under 50 in the US * Rising obesity in youth is a major driver of early-onset gastrointestinal //cancers * Many young patients lack ...

Racial disparities in childhood obesity have risen due to social determinants, food insecurity, and systemic barriers, ...

For many years, health experts have been concerned about "food deserts," places where residents lack good nutritional options. Now, an MIT-led study of three major global cities uses a new, granular ...

Animal studies support that theory. GLP-1 drugs reduce inflammation in the brain and interfere with reward pathways linked to ...

Researchers say about three-quarters of gastric cancer cases worldwide are caused by the common bacteria Helicobacter pylori ...

“We want to focus on food. People forget that the ‘F’ in FDA stands for food,” Makary said. Makary noted that the processed foods are often targeted toward children and said the agency has focused on ...

A new study says the health of American children has gotten worse across the board in the last 17 years. Published in the ...

As Bowman sparred with Republican Marc Short, former Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff, he drew a link between recent acts of racial and political violence and rhetorical attacks against ...

Although ‘lean type 2 diabetes’ is not uncommon, clinicians must first exclude other causes including autoimmune, monogenic, ...

The advice to “eat less, move more” isn’t just outdated, it’s harmful. Obesity is a chronic condition shaped by biology, ...

Warehouses in the US are full of foods that fight malnutrition, while kids go hungry in places like South Sudan.

The study analyzed data from 44,030 adults in the US who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey ...