Genetics can increase your risk of obesity in three major ways—through monogenic, polygenic, or syndromic obesity. Mono, or “one,” refers to obesity caused by a mutation in a specific gene.

For years there has been a push to recognise obesity as a disease in its own right, and therefore something that needs to be treated in and of itself, rather than just as a risk factor for other ...

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and obesity are at a higher risk of giving birth to smaller babies in terms of ...