The number of prescriptions for anti-obesity GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic is rising in North Carolina, just as it is ...

Scientists at Lawson Health Research Institute have been researching how lifestyle factors can affect dementia risk. Surim Son, a PhD candidate in epidemiology at Western University and lead author of ...

Maps show the U.S. states with the healthiest diets, based on fruit and vegetables, alcohol, food insecurity, and diseases.

The commission recommends a shift away from relying solely on BMI to more accurately define obesity as a disease.

LONDON – Medical experts proposed a radical overhaul of how obesity is diagnosed, moving away from relying on body mass alone and adding broader measurements such as heart health. The ...

The Lancet medical journal’s Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission last week proposed a new definition and method for diagnosing obesity, beyond simply looking at a person’s Body Mass Index (BMI), the ...

"A distinct definition of obesity for Indians is crucial for the early detection of related diseases and the development of targeted management strategies," he said. The updated standards provide a ...

Indian doctors have revised obesity guidelines for the first time in 15 years, moving beyond the traditional BMI tool to include metrics like Waist Circumference and Waist-to-Height Ratio. Listen to ...

With a rumoured BMI of over 29, at the time, the 35-year-old mother-of-three and body-positive activist was hovering on the cusp of obesity – which starts at a BMI of 30. But can people who ...

The term overweight is no more a part of the India-specific obesity guidelines that were revised after nearly 15 years and published on Wednesday. The term overweight has been replaced with ...

File Image/Reuters As obesity continues to affect over a billion people globally, experts are calling for a shift in how the condition is defined and diagnosed. Relying solely on Body Mass Index (BMI) ...

Seeking recalibration on how obesity is measured worldwide a global commission on this issue, in its recent report published in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology, has said that Body Mass Index ...