CORRECTED November 7, 2022 // An earlier version of this article stated that the WHO estimates that the cost of treating new cases of preventable noncommunicable diseases will reach almost $30 million ...

A new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition says you may have a greater chance of dying early if you don’t exercise than you do if you’re obese. The 12-year study of Europeans ...

A major new study finds that people around the world burn roughly the same amount of calories each day, regardless of how active they are. As NPR's Maria Godoy reports, that strongly suggests that ...

People with mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, depression or bipolar disorder die on average 10 to 20 years earlier than the general population. The main causes of this are cardiovascular and ...

Older adults who don’t get enough exercise and have trouble sleeping tend to be obese, according to a new study. Adding more activity could ease the negative impacts on sleeping on obesity. Despite ...

Could an unhealthy diet and lack of exercise be making you age faster? Researchers at Mayo Clinic believe there is a link between these modifiable lifestyle factors and the biological processes of ...

A 2021 field team in Illeret, Kenya. From left: Srishti Sadhir, Ephraim Achau, Amanda McGrosky, David Nyasaga, Tom Otube, Koriye Koriye, Asher Rosinger, and Samuel Esho. That Americans are sedentary ...

People with mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, depression or bipolar disorder die on average ten to 20 years earlier than the general population. The main causes of this are cardiovascular and ...

Fourty per cent of Nairobi women may be victims of heart disease due to lack of physical exercise and poor lifestyle, the Cardiac Society of Kenya has said. The secretary of the society, Bernard ...

Exercise has its fair share of devotees and millions of others who recognize its value but still struggle to include workouts in their daily routines. Motivation can be a significant hurdle when it ...

New research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has shown that caloric intake is the main driver of obesity worldwide rather than sedentary time. The study included over ...