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Child Obesity Could Hit 227M Kids Globally by 2040

It's a Grim Outlook for
Kids' Obesity Rates

Mar 4, 2026 8:37 AM CST

It's a Grim Outlook for Kids' Obesity Rates

World Obesity Federation projects that 227M kids globally will be considered obese by 2040

(Newser) - A new forecast says the world is on track to have more children living with obesity than ever. The World Obesity Federation's 2026 atlas projects that by 2040, about 227 million kids and teens ages 5 to 19 will be considered obese, up from roughly 180 million last year,...

San Francisco Targets Food
Giants in Unprecedented Suit

Dec 2, 2025 9:29 AM CST

San Francisco Targets Food Giants in Unprecedented Suit

City attorney targets 10 major corporations over health costs tied to ultra-processed foods

(Newser) - San Francisco is gearing up to sue some of the nation's biggest food companies, claiming their ultra-processed products are fueling a public health crisis and saddling local governments with the bill. City Attorney David Chiu plans to file what he says is the first government lawsuit of its kind,...

Humans Aren't Adapted to Eat Ultraprocessed Foods

Ultraprocessed Foods
Are the New Tobacco

NEW STUDY

Nov 19, 2025 7:59 AM CST

Ultraprocessed Foods Are the New Tobacco

Lancet series calls out food industry for promoting unhealthy food to maximize profits

(Newser) - A comprehensive review suggests humans are not biologically adapted to consume ultraprocessed foods, which are linked to harm in every major human organ system. The review published in the Lancet , which draws on 104 long-term studies, found that 92 of them linked diets high in ultraprocessed foods (UPFs) to increased...

Is Inflammation
Really a Part of Aging?

NEW STUDY

Jul 7, 2025 7:55 AM CDT

Is Inflammation Really a Part of Aging?

Indigenous groups show inflammation doesn't necessarily increase with age

(Newser) - A groundbreaking study of Indigenous populations on two continents is challenging the long-held belief that chronic inflammation is an unavoidable part of aging, raising new questions about the role of lifestyle and environment in how we grow older. Researchers analyzed blood data from nearly 2,800 adults across four...

Sugar Is Making
Us Really Sick

STUDY SAYS

Jan 5, 2015 2:24 PM CST

Sugar Is Making Us Really Sick

UCSF researchers start 'science initiative' to show sugar's links to chronic diseases

(Newser) - Dr. Robert Lustig has studied childhood obesity for 16 years and cross-analyzed numerous studies to come to a not-so-sweet conclusion: Sugar should be thought of along the same lines as tobacco, cocaine, or alcohol, he told the Guardian in August. Now Lustig is a member of a 12-scientist team working...

Medical Marijuana
May Cut Painkiller ODs

Aug 27, 2014 5:02 PM CDT

Medical Marijuana May Cut Painkiller ODs

States with new laws see drop in opioid deaths

(Newser) - The solution to America's addiction to painkillers may be … more drugs? A new study found a drop in painkiller overdose deaths in 13 states that allowed medical marijuana, CNN reports. That's because a patient prescribed marijuana will either stop taking opioids or take less of them, researchers...

Chronic Disease Top Cause of Death Worldwide

May 20, 2008 3:22 PM CDT

Chronic Disease Top Cause of Death Worldwide

Lifestyle-related ailments overtake illness as No. 1 killer

(Newser) - Chronic ailments such as heart disease have become the top causes of death around the world, Reuters reports. Infectious disease, such as tuberculosis and AIDS, has traditionally been the planet's number-one killer. But new World Health Organization stats show noncommunicable conditions, many of which are associated with a Western lifestyle,...