For decades, body mass index (BMI) has been the dominant tool for defining obesity, despite longstanding concerns that it poorly reflects individual health risk. Growing evidence suggests that the ...

Are we truly aware of our own weight and its hidden consequences? Obesity has emerged as one of the most pressing public health challenges of our generation, affecting millions globally. According to ...

University of Toronto researchers are calling for more study of obesity, gut bacteria and metabolic conditions that arise in childhood and adolescence, with an eye to curbing the global rise of type 2 ...

Clinical obesity occurs more frequently in certain sociodemographic groups and is linked to increased risks for stroke, heart failure, and heart attack.

Obesity is contributing to a record proportion of deaths among pregnant women, the Royal College of Physicians has warned.

The novel metabolic predictor emphasizes central adiposity, while integrating metabolites and other measures of metabolic ...

The popular injectables have shown an indirect side effect of reducing risk of colon cancer along with weight loss.

A recent study revealed that hypertension and obesity are major factors that significantly contribute in developing dementia ...

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A research team led by Dr. Rinku Majumder from LSU Health New Orleans has published a groundbreaking study in the Journal of Clinical Investigation showing how obesity and estrogen-based medications ...

Obesity is “contributing to avoidable harm” while also putting increased pressure on NHS maternity services, according to the new report. The college said there must be “bold, joined-up action” from ...

When it comes to obesity, there is no shortage of areas to lay blame, from the supersized American diet to neighborhoods that lack safe spaces to walk or exercise to food manufacturers who ...