"We have to make sure we're not labeling people who just happen to live in large bodies."

Dr. Sean Wharton says "compassion and empathy'' and cognitive therapy can be key in fighting obesity.

The findings are contained in the first full draft of the final report of the First Nations Food, Nutrition and Environment Study, released this week as part of a national Indigenous food and health forum in Ottawa.

Many doctors believe their patients aren't motivated to treat their obesity, according to a new survey. Those patients disagree.

It takes more to lose weight than eating less and moving more, say people who've done it.

The Senate says the Liberal government is not acting quickly enough to combat the growing problem of obesity.