A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity and excess body fat that goes beyond BMI.

Obesity is a global public health problem, with rates steadily increasing in many regions of the world. However, the impact ...

A global Commission, published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology and endorsed by more than 75 medical organizations ...

Obesity, recognized as a complex and growing health issue, is associated with an increased risk of various cancers. A ...

Obesity has emerged as a complex and escalating health issue, significantly increasing the risk of various cancers.

Cancer deaths overall are falling, but the burden is shifting toward younger adults and women, the American Cancer Society ...

The way obesity is diagnosed needs to become more sophisticated, an international commission has concluded.Using body-mass ...

Councils need more support from central government to help bring down childhood obesity rates, a local authority has said.

Clinical obesity would be diagnosed using objective ... “This will also save healthcare resources by reducing the rate of overdiagnosis and unnecessary treatment,” Baur added.