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

Many adolescents and young women gain weight in the years after breast reduction surgery – particularly those who were at a healthy body mass index (BMI) before surgery, reports a paper in the ...

University of Utah Health offers comprehensive weight management options for patients looking to achieve and maintain a ...

Obesity has been an ongoing struggle for many consumers, and for years, body mass index (BMI) has been the key metric health ...

The number does not capture a person's muscle mass; where on their body fat is stored; or how their race, ethnicity and ...

However, this classification system assumes that weight alone is a reliable indicator of health, disregarding important ...

The way the world defines obesity has been in need of an overhaul, according to some experts, and it could be coming soon ...

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

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

Effective treatment of childhood obesity significantly lowers long-term health risks, including type 2 diabetes and ...