A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity and excess body fat that goes beyond BMI.
An international team of doctors proposed a new way to define obesity that's not based solely on BMI. Here's what they ...
Investors seeking the next obesity-like market opportunity will be closely watching developments related to treatments for ...
Our reframing acknowledges the nuanced reality of obesity and allows for personalized care,” said Dr. Francesco Rubino of ...
Obesity can put strain on the heart, resulting in an increased risk of conditions such as atrial fibrillation, or irregular ...
Councils need more support from central government to help bring down childhood obesity rates, a local authority has said.
One of the world’s largest studies of Ozempic, Mounjaro and other blockbuster diabetes and obesity drugs highlighted their ...
An international commission made the case for focusing on body fat quantity and the illnesses people experience.
New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and take into account health ...
Body Mass Index, or BMI, has long been criticized as an unreliable method for measuring obesity — and now a group of experts ...
Using body-mass index to tell who is overweight or obese is not reliable and can result in misdiagnosis, the Commission on ...