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

According to a September 2024 data brief from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 40.3 percent of U.S.

A group of experts from around the world are proposing an alternative way of defining clinical obesity, eschewing the ...

For years, the method physicians have used to determine whether a person has obesity is to calculate their BMI — or body mass ...

The author of a new guidebook on GLP-1s and other experts share their tips for how clinicians can optimize patient success ...

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

Weight-loss medicines such as Ozempic might raise a person’s likelihood of developing conditions including arthritis.

Researchers have redefined obesity, emphasizing the impact of excess adiposity on organ and tissue function rather than ...

In England, obesity affects around 1 in 4 adults ... Your health and care professionals should give you clear information, talk with you about your options and listen carefully to your views and ...

The BMI, a weight-to-height ratio, has been criticised as too simplistic as it cannot distinguish between fat and muscle mass ...

The International Journal of Obesity is a multi-disciplinary forum for research describing basic, clinical and applied studies in biochemistry, physiology, genetics and nutrition, molecular ...

Treating the growing problem of childhood obesity calls for exploring new approaches and treatments through well-designed ...