Experts have long known there is a genetic component to obesity, and a new study identified one particular gene that may be behind it.

Researchers believe they have discovered a new biological mechanism for obesity, pointing to rare variants on two genes that dramatically increase the risk of carrying excess weight.

Seeing others enjoying a good feed can bring about binge eating - even in the absence of hunger, according to the study. The ...

Experts have long known there is a genetic component to obesity, and a new study identified one particular gene that may be behind it.

Obesity isn’t just a matter of food and exercise — it may be in your genetic code, according to new research.