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Here are some important answers to questions you may have about obesity.

Holiday gatherings and eating go hand in hand—that’s why most people gain about a pound between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day.

A child might say the worst part of being heavy is the teasing. You, too, probably dread the thought of your child being mocked or bullied. But the health effects of childhood obesity stretch years beyond the playground. That’s why it’s so important to catch weight problems early before they become a lifelong issue.

While diet and exercise are important, there’s more you can do to help prevent obesity. Eating slowly and not snacking after dinner may be two helpful tactics, new research suggests. If you tend to shovel in your food, learn what you can do to munch more slowly.

Nothing is scarier than the Nutrition Facts on Halloween candy. Those fun-size chocolate bars and miniature candies look so tiny, but the calories add up quickly.

Emotional eating affects most people from time to time. But regularly letting your feelings guide your food intake can affect your health.

People who keep lost weight off tend to have several habits in common. Here are strategies that can help you be a successful long-term loser.

You probably know that excess weight is hard on the heart. But what you may not know is that being overweight or obese takes a toll on other parts of the body, too.

People sometimes gain weight when they stop smoking. But you can reduce your chances of adding extra pounds. You just need to take steps to prevent it.

Obesity is a serious, chronic disease that can inflict substantial harm to a person’s health. Learn about obesity causes and obesity health effects.

The major culprit behind the U.S. decline in physical activity may be our own high-tech and increasingly sedentary lifestyle.

Some medicines can cause you to put on weight. How much weight, if any, that you gain depends on a number of factors.