Diets High in Processed Foods a Recipe for Obesity

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Study found people who ate predominantly processed foods were more likely to gain weight. WebMD Health

Can Obesity Shrink Your Brain?

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Earlier this year, another study — pulling from the same data source — found that middle-aged adults with abdominal obesity tended to have less gray matter volume than their normal-weight counterparts. WebMD Health

Lack of Water Consumption Tied to Kids’ Obesity

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Among the 1 in 5 who didn’t drink any water daily, sugared-drink calories totaled 200, on average, compared with 100 calories a day among water drinkers. WebMD Health

Obesity Can Cut Years Off Your Dog’s Life, Too

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Among all breeds in the study, the risk of earlier death was higher among overweight dogs. WebMD Health

Obesity Causes Nearly 1 in 25 Cancers Worldwide

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The study found that in 2015, about 4 million deaths were attributable to excess body weight. WebMD Health

Study Again Links Obesity, Heart Failure Survival

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A new study is the latest to confirm the so-called “obesity paradox,” a puzzling pattern that researchers have noted for years: Obese patients with heart disease tend to survive longer than their normal-weight counterparts. WebMD Health

Here’s More Evidence Obesity Can Shorten Your Life

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Being statistically obese, but not simply overweight, was tied to a 27 percent increase in the odds of dying within the study period, according to new research from Boston University. WebMD Health

Teen Obesity, Later Pancreatic Cancer Risk Linked?

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Your odds of getting pancreatic cancer can quadruple if you’re obese as a teen, researchers have found. But it’s still rare, and even with increased odds, the likelihood of getting the disease is small. WebMD Health

Could Antibiotics Raise Kids’ Obesity Risk?

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Infants prescribed antibiotics faced a 26 percent greater risk for childhood obesity by the age of 3 than kids who didn’t get the drugs, according to a review of the children’s histories in the U.S. military health care system. WebMD Health

How Does Obesity Affect Kidney Transplant Success?

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Kidneys given to obese patients fared as well as those transplanted into normal-weight patients, a new study says. In addition, no difference was seen in patient survival, regardless of weight. WebMD Health