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

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Comprehensive study exposes critical health risks of obesity, including diabetes, heart disease, and cancer, while offering ...

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A global group of experts has suggested a new approach to diagnosing and treating obesity that does not rely solely on the much-contested body mass index (BMI).

Childhood obesity is a major public health concern: 1 in 10 children are living with obesity across Europe, which puts them at high risk of metabolic disorders and cardiovascular disease later in ...

The current definition of obesity, as set by the World Health Organization (WHO), is having excess body fat that poses ... there’s lots of risk factors, environmental, psychological and genetic ...

Obesity, a new report recommends, should be diagnosed by an individual’s body fat percentage, not weight, which was the norm ...

Major heart health risk factors like obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure remain on the rise in the United States, according to an annual report from the American Heart Association. These ...

Body Mass Index (BMI) can be a screening tool, but obesity must be confirmed by measuring body fat, said health experts on Saturday, even as India revamped its obesity guidelines after 15 years.

Less than half of Americans in one survey said they were aware of the link between alcohol use and cancer compared to 89% for tobacco use.