SAN FRANCISCO – Patients who are obese or overweight are more likely to have periodontitis, according to a study by U.K. researchers. They presented their

A new study is getting widespread attention for its look at the way obese parents view the health of their obese children. As many as

Obese patients face significantly higher odds of dying from early-stage squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue, according to a new study in the journal Cancer.

TORONTO – An analysis of data from a recent Canadian health survey did not reveal a significant association between obesity and periodontitis — despite the

Obesity, which impacts roughly one-third of the U.S. population, has been linked to periodontal disease, according to an article published in the January/February 2013 issue

Several studies have shown that obese patients are at an increased risk for periodontal disease. Now a new study has found that tracking adiposity changes

Children and adolescents with higher concentrations of urinary bisphenol A (BPA) face had significantly increased odds of being obese, according to a new study in

Sleep apnea is associated with an increased risk of cancer mortality, according to a new study conducted by researchers from the University of Wisconsin. Findings

Rates of childhood obesity have increased dramatically in the U.S. over the past few decades. In 1980, 7% of children between the ages of 6

The human body is better at fighting periodontal disease when fat cells — which trigger inflammation — disappear, according to a study in the Journal

MicroRNA induced by chronic nutritional stress that leads to obesity may also modulate inflammatory pathways within periodontal tissues and affect disease expression, according to a