A new study finds that three quarters of American adults and half of adolescents are too heavy. That's making more of us sick and creating enormous health care costs.

“Beneficial pediatric obesity treatment response yielded enduring health benefits, markedly lowering future morbidity and mortality risks in young adulthood,” the authors write. Several authors ...

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Family-based behavioral treatment (FBT) is a clinically-proven approach to treating children with obesity in which a health ...