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A soda that claims to prevent the absorption of fat in your body is launching in Japan this week. What’s next, cavity-reducing candy?

Even a few nights of sleep deprivation, according to a new study, can make your fat cells behave like they're much older and less responsive to the hormone that controls metabolism.

At least the United States is not alone in getting fatter -- the entire world is gaining weight, too, according to a massive world weight project published yesterday and reported on by The Post's David Brown.

A common virus may be one of the causes of the obesity epidemic in American children. A study found obese kids were far more likely to have antibodies to a specific strain of adenovirus than normal weight children.

For some women, weight control is more important than sex, according to a new poll of 1,001 people.

One hour of moderate to vigorous exercise a day can help teens beat the effects of a common obesity-related gene with the nickname "fatso," according to a new European study.

He was enormously obese — a lost soul with no friends and no life who had given up on himself and on life.

"Flattering" clothes for all women. Oh, J. Simp. If I were you, I would have locked myself in my room, drawn the blinds, and not emerged until spring (much like Punxsutawney Phil). But no, you're a fighter. Despite being called fat, you're holding your head up high.