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, ...

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

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

Globally, obesity is a growing public health crisis, affecting millions and leading to premature deaths. India faces a ...

As per a prospective cohort study, waist circumference along with BMI modestly improves the prediction of which postmenopausal women are at a higher risk for premature death.

A cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis examined the distribution of people by obesity level using the European ...

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

The urgent directive follows alarming findings by Lancet, the British medical journal, that projected a surge in overweight ...

Obesity is defined by chronic low-grade inflammation in the body. Fat cells, particularly dysfunctional ones, release ...

Older women with larger waist circumference may be at a much greater risk of dying for any given BMI, according to ...

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 ...

To improve access to care, many professional organizations have advocated for classifying obesity as a disease. However, the ...