Maintaining a healthy weight can take some work, but it can have a big payoff. Those who can keep the pounds off may live years longer than those who are overweight or obese.

Being healthy doesn't just benefit you — it may benefit your child, too. Mothers-to-be who maintain a healthy weight may boost their child's health as well.

Having weight loss surgery can improve obese patients' health, but it isn't a fix-all for health problems tied to being obese. Exercise may improve these patients' overall health even more and lower their risk for diabetes.

People who think the extra pounds they carry around can't hurt them may want to think again. Being overweight may raise the risk for cancer, a new study suggests.

As more children become obese, related health problems like nonalcoholic fatty liver disease may be putting their health at risk.

Kids learn all sorts of things from their parents including healthy and unhealthy habits, suggest the authors of a new study.

Could a mother's weight before pregnancy affect her future child's health? A new study suggests so.

Obese patients sometimes choose weight loss surgery to improve their heart health and drop pounds more quickly. And new research suggests the surgery may improve kidney function.

Children who are overweight as adolescents have options to change the size of their waistline. But changing means overcoming several life style challenges.

Diet and exercise can be effective weight loss methods. But recent research has found that adding another technique may make them even more effective.