Experts from AIIMS Delhi emphasised obesity’s harmful health effects and the need for preventive actions, supporting Prime ...

Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk have both assuaged investor concerns over near-term growth. Now the focus shifts back to their ...

Central obesity measures of waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio appear to be more accurate and consistent indicators of colorectal cancer incidence compared with BMI, according to a study ...

Body weight and body mass index alone are not enough to predict whether someone will develop a metabolic disease. A new atlas of cells in fat tissue could help to explain why some overweight people ...

This small but meaningful change seen in California may add up to a generational impact on consumption, but only time will tell.

As BMI is increasingly recognized as an imperfect way to measure health, UVA researchers share other metrics they rely upon.

Although obese individuals are at greater risk of diabetes, high blood pressure or high cholesterol, not all obese people ...

There is an eternal chicken-or-egg debate over obesity and Type 2 diabetes—science still can’t quite pin down which causes ...

We break down the history behind BMI and how body fat percentage relates to your health. Read more to get a better ...

El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)-A new definition of obesity, published in the Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology Journal, proposes a new definition that moves beyond body mass index (BMI). Dr. Jorge Acosta, the ...

The economic burden of obesity is also significant. In the Finger Lakes, excess medical spending due to obesity is estimated ...

Canadian youngsters are munching loads of ultra-processed foods, increasing their lifelong risk of obesity, a new study says.