Obesity increases the risk of nearly 200 diseases. A new genetic test may be able to predict a young child's risk of obesity in adulthood.

A groundbreaking study involving genetic data from over five million people has uncovered how our DNA can predict obesity risk as early as childhood. The new polygenic risk score outperforms ...

A new model was linked to decreased BMI, caloric intake, and loss of control eating in veterans with binge eating disorders or subjective binge eating episodes.

A genetic test may one day predict a child’s risk of obesity in adulthood, paving the way for early interventions. Certain genetic variants can affect how a person’s body stores fat or make ...

A new genetic analysis using data from over five million people has provided a clearer understanding of the risk of going on to live with obesity.

Using genetic data from five million people, researchers developed an obesity risk score to estimate individuals’ predicted body mass indexes, which continue to be used by doctors to anticipate ...