New research explores whether diet or exercise plays a bigger role in obesity—and the findings might surprise you.

Scientists find that diet, especially ultraprocessed foods, has a greater impact on obesity than physical activity levels, ...

While diet and exercise have long been known as the two main pillars of health, it turns out diet may be doing more of the ...

One explanation for the rise in obesity in industrialized countries is that people burn fewer calories than people in ...

And while exercise is critical for heart health, mental well-being, and longevity, experts warn that counting on it to control weight isn’t realistic.

Not only can diet and exercise help lower LDL cholesterol levels, but regular exercise also increases HDL cholesterol levels, which is the "good" cholesterol needed to protect against heart attack ...

"So if we burn more of our energy every day on physical activity, on exercise, after a while our bodies will adjust and spend less energy on the other tasks that we sort of don't notice going on in ...

Now, this doesn't mean there's no reason to exercise. After all, it's good for our mental and physical health in so many ways that have nothing to do with weight. But it does mean we can't outrun a ...