Higher BMI in early adulthood and midlife is linked to better memory performance, particularly in men and Black Americans, ...
Recognizing obesity as a chronic disease can improve treatment, address complications, and reshape healthcare strategies for ...
A decades-long study of Danish conscripts finds that despite the rise in obesity, the inverse relationship between intelligence and BMI has remained unchanged.
Body Mass Index cannot differentiate between muscle mass, fat and bone density. Doctors suggest other markers and scans to ...
The percentage of U.S. adults with obesity did not significantly rise from 2013 to 2023, though a small uptick in the rate of ...
Scientists mapped fat tissue differences in obese individuals, uncovering cell changes linked to metabolic disease risk and ...
Is obesity a risk factor or a disease? This debate shapes treatments, policies, and eating disorder care. Explore its impact ...
Central obesity measures of waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio appear to be more accurate and consistent indicators ...
Obesity has a brand new definition now. This new description of the lifestyle disease—which goes beyond the currently accepted BMI (body-mass index) norms— has been proposed in a new report published ...
A recently published LongITools study led by the University of Oulu identified two new childhood BMI patterns, challenging ...
The main results of the SUMMIT trial, reported last year, showed that tirzepatide—a dual glucose-dependent insulinotropic ...