Report: Obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure remain on the rise in U.S.
Major heart health risk factors like obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure remain on the rise in the United States, ...
A new definition of obesity goes beyond BMI. What this could mean for you
A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass ...
Eli Lilly's head of obesity talks weight-loss innovations for 2025 — from an Ozempic-like pill to a triple-threat shot
Eli Lilly's Ozempic-rivaling weight-loss pill orforglipron could be available in early 2026. Its retatrutide may be as ...
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Health experts are proposing new guidelines to diagnose obesity
Obesity has been an ongoing struggle for many consumers, and for years, body mass index (BMI) has been the key metric health ...
BMI is wrong way to measure obesity, researchers say — here’s what they recommend instead
A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity and excess body fat that goes beyond BMI.
New recommendations to measure obesity go beyond controversial BMI. A doctor explains.
Body Mass Index, or BMI, has long been criticized as an unreliable method for measuring obesity — and now a group of experts ...
China to prioritise physical education in schools as obesity rates rise
China is aiming to beef up physical education in schools, making it core to the curriculum rather than a secondary subject, ...
The Surprising Connection Between Obesity, Parasites, and Your Immune System
Researchers at the, Riverside, backed by a substantial NIH grant, are pioneering a study on the unique immune responses to ...