People who drink at least one sugar-sweetened beverage a day have a greater chance of having larger waistlines than those who don't.

Insufficient intake of vitamin D, long known to play a key role in bone health, may significantly increase a person's risk of stroke, heart disease and even death, a U.S. study said Monday.

Most U.S. teenagers are not as active as they should be, but a lack of exercise does not seem to account for rising rates of teen obesity, a new study finds.

Your mother's advice to slow down at meal time may have been wise after all: a new study suggests that shoveling down your food blocks the body's natural appetite-control process.

The rate of obesity in South Korea reached its highest level ever last year, nearing one third of the entire adult population, according to a report by the National Health Insurance Corporation.

Most obese women gain more weight than is recommended during pregnancy, and may find those pounds tough to shed in the long run, a new study suggests.

A National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) research team has discovered an indigenous algae that is rich in docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), containing 10 times as much of the omega-3 fatty acid as existing DHA supplements such as fish oil.

In a spot check, Taipei health authorities yesterday discovered five out of 14 goat dairy products containing over 50 percent cow milk, local media reported.

Some brands of milk powder for adults are found to have milk content rate of only 55 to 71 percent, making consumers absorbing some one third of sweetened water or maltodextrin when drinking one cup of cow's milk, according to findings of a market investigation by the John Tung Foundation.

Some 52.5 percent of elementary and junior high school students in Taipei have a habit of buying snacks after school on their way home, and their favorite choices are fried chicken and shake drinks, the results of a survey released Tuesday showed.