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

Adults who eat foods with a high level of sodium may be more likely to develop obesity, researchers reported in a meeting ...

For decades, body mass index has been the go-to metric for defining healthy weight ranges, but its usefulness as a reliable ...

Waist-to-height ratio should be used in conjunction with BMI to assess overweight and obesity in children and adolescents, a ...

“The guideline authors have given us a solid, transparent and interpretable foundation on which we can begin to advocate and educate toward establishing a new standard of obesity care for children and ...

The prevalence of metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease, chronic kidney disease, and obstructive sleep ...

A new paper by the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) looks at the cost-effectiveness versus affordability ...

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

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

A recent study published in The Lancet paints a troubling picture: obesity rates are climbing rapidly, posing significant ...

New research to be presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025, Malaga, Spain, 11-14 May) shows that the proportion of adolescents living with overweight or obesity in England has ...

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals said on Monday its drug Imcivree notably reduced weight in patients with a rare obesity disorder caused by damage to the brain, meeting the main goal of a late-stage trial.