An oral melanocortin-4 receptor agonist conferred significant BMI reductions among adolescents and adults with hypothalamic obesity, according to a presenter. As Healio previously reported, ...

A new study compares body mass index (BMI) with body fat percentage and finds the latter is far more reliable in predicting ...

The most prevalent complications among newly identified people with obesity were hypertension, arthritis, diabetes, and ...

A new study reports that measurements that detect body fat are a more accurate predictor of mortality risk than body mass ...

About 1 in 5 classified as overweight based on BMI alone considered to have obesity according to European society definition.

HealthDay News — The European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) framework may offer a more sensitive measure of obesity than traditional body mass index (BMI), according to a study published ...

Women with higher levels of body fat sometimes struggle to conceive and can face greater health risks during pregnancy.

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals’ push to move obesity patients from jabs to tabs has stayed on beat. | Rhythm Pharmaceuticals’ push to ...

Adults with obesity were more likely to achieve a 10% or greater weight loss at 1 year if they continued using their ...

For years, people living with obesity have been given the same basic advice: eat less, move more. But while this mantra may ...

A recent study reveals a significant link between high BMI and increased breast cancer risk, particularly in postmenopausal ...

A collection of top researchers have made the case for a new way to understand and diagnose obesity beyond using BMI as a measure.