A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass ...

Our reframing acknowledges the nuanced reality of obesity and allows for personalized care,” said Dr. Francesco Rubino of ...

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

A document endorsed by more than 56 experts worldwide, published in 'The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology', proposes a change ...

New guidance from a team of health experts around the world proposes expanding the definition of obesity beyond the popular ...

A novel GLP-1 and amylin receptor agonist featured a safety profile similar to other incretin-based therapies and conferred a ...

The Lancet, a global medical journal that works with academics to identify issues in public health, hosted a Commission on ...

Overall, there would be 18 criteria for diagnosing clinical obesity in adults and 13 for children and teenagers. Pre-clinical ...

Evidence for the positive effects of intermittent fasting continues to mount: a new study shows that for people with obesity, ...

GLP-1 agonists for weight loss are now commonly used for adults, but might they also be an effective treatment for younger ...

Adults with obesity receiving once-weekly semaglutide 7.2 mg lost a higher proportion of their body weight at 72 weeks than ...

Between August 2021 and August 2023, approximately 40% of U.S. adults had obesity, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Around 9.4% of those adults had severe obesity.