A new study published in the journal Nutrients suggests that body mass index (BMI) may place over a third of adults in the ...

Today, the Obesity Care Advocacy Network (OCAN) released new survey data revealing strong demand among older Americans for Medicare coverage of FDA-approved obesity medications and a significant ...

Weight loss injections which can be prescribed by the NHS are: semaglutide, marketed under the brand name Wegovy tirzepatide, sold as Mounjaro liraglutide, sold as Saxenda The drugs are given as ...

Approximately a third of the adult population worldwide has MASLD, the presence of steatosis (the accumulation of fat) in the ...

New research from investigators at Mass General Brigham shows that long-term exposure to excess weight is a stronger predictor of cardiovascular risk than body mass index (BMI) at a single point in ...

Current body mass index (BMI) classification may overestimate the prevalence of underweight, overweight, and obesity among ...

Introduction Obesity and its downstream non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the greatest health challenges of the 21st century, even in low-income and middle-income countries such as India. As ...

The Lancet obesity framework aims to improve risk assessment but risks delaying treatment and deepening health inequities, according to recent evaluations.

Modest real-world weight loss may significantly reduce a person’s risk for cancer, according to results of a retrospective ...

OPM’s annual guidance to federal health plans outlines a shift toward preventive, whole-person care in 2027, along with ...

Shawn Davis, MD, a physician at Kelsey-Seybold Clinic specializing in obesity care, addresses why the health care system needs to move beyond body mass index (BMI) as the primary lens for evaluating ...

A new study suggests that one of the most widely used health metrics, BMI, may be getting it wrong for a large portion of the ...