A clinical practice guideline that stresses a multidisciplinary approach is intended to help clinicians manage obesity in ...

Pennington Biomedical Research Center, a leader in obesity research and treatment, recently played a pivotal role in ...

Nearly all U.S. adults with obesity as diagnosed by BMI also have an elevated waist circumference or excess body fat, ...

What is our current understanding of how differences in sex can affect obesity prevalence, comorbidities, and treatment ...

Study finds a 50% rise in overweight and obesity among adolescents in England, increasing from 22% in 2008–2010 to 33% in ...

Background: Obesity is a complex, chronic, stigmatized disease whereby abnormal or excess body fat may impair health or increase the risk of medical complications, and can reduce quality of life and ...

Waist circumference is a stronger predictor of obesity-related cancer risk than BMI in men, but not in women, due to differences in fat distribution and metabolic activity. Body size and excess weight ...

The new approach recommends focusing on quality of life and mental health — and even includes medications like GLP-1s, which ...

First Canadian update in nearly 20 years prioritizes improvements in health and quality of life over weight loss outcomesEDMONTON, Alberta, April 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Healthcare providers and ...

Note – this is an early press release from the European Congress on Obesity in Malaga, Spain, 11-14 May. Please credit the congress when using this research.* New research to be presented at this year ...

EDMONTON, Alberta, April 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Healthcare providers ... 12- to 17-year-olds have an elevated BMI that may indicate overweight or obesity. While Canadian statistics are ...