Medical experts propose new obesity measurements that would classify 70% of American adults as obese, moving beyond ...

Universal free school meal policies, such as the Community Eligibility Provision, may be associated with improved blood pressure in students.

Noncommunicable diseases such as heart disease, stroke, and diabetes are the leading cause of mortality and disability ...

Noncommunicable diseases like heart disease, stroke, and diabetes now cause two-thirds of global deaths, surpassing infections. Experts urge urgent preventive policies to tackle this growing crisis.

Global mortality rates are falling but not among youths and young adults, according to the latest Global Burden of Disease ...

Researchers also estimate that nearly half of all death and disability could be prevented by modifying some of the leading ...

Humans are living 20 years longer since 1950, but rising death rates among adolescents and global health inequities pose new ...

“By 2050, 1.3 billion people are expected to be living with diabetes, and if nearly half don’t know they have a serious and ...

Global mortality rates are falling, but not among youths and young adults, according to the latest Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study published in The Lancet today and presented at the World Health ...

The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) is a cornerstone in global health research and the ...