Life expectancy in western countries, once on a steady upward trajectory, has hit a worrying slowdown with obesity, poor diet and physical inactivity taking a heavy toll.

The rise in human life expectancy has slowed down across Europe since 2011, according to new research. A new study reveals that the food we eat, physical inactivity and obesity are largely to blame, ...

Researchers would like to see more study on how stress, the economy and attitudes toward medicine influence the well-being ...

Poor diet, inactivity and increased obesity may be contributing to a slowing of life expectancy growth, experts say. Read ...

Countries with healthier populations in the 2010s were less likely to be affected by the pandemic’s hit to life expectancy.

There is an inverse association between ADHD and life expectancy, with men with ADHD facing a 6.78-year deficit in life expectancy.