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

A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity. The global team’s recommendations were published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology on Jan. 14. Body mass index ...

A new report argues that body mass index or BMI is not the most accurate way to define obesity. BMI is only a measure of a person’s weight and height and does not account for muscle 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 ...

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 ...

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

Jan. 21, 2025 — When children with obesity undergo weight-loss treatment, the effects have repercussions later in life and the risk of serious health problems and premature death is lower as ...

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 ...