Background We investigated the prevalence, temporal trends and associated factors of overweight and obesity among adults in ...

A new health measure shows waist-to-height ratio can judge obesity risk better than BMI. Learn how to use this quick method ...

According to the National Library of Medicine, body mass index—commonly called “BMI”—was introduced as a system of bodily measurement in 1972. BMI calculates a correlational measurement between height ...

The Obesity Association, a division of the American Diabetes Association (ADA), has issued new standards of care on the ...

Overweight patients showed worse progression-free and overall survival rates compared to normal weight and obese patients, indicating a U-shaped relationship between BMI and CAR T-cell therapy ...

New research to be presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025, Malaga, Spain, 11-14 May) shows that the internationally recognized body mass index (BMI) cut-off points greatly ...

New research to be presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025, Malaga, Spain, 11-14 May) shows that the internationally recognised body mass index (BMI) cut-off points greatly ...

A global commission of 56 medical experts is proposing a major overhaul of how obesity is defined and diagnosed, going beyond just body mass index. Vadym - stock.adobe.com Now, a global commission of ...

Over half of adults and a third of kids and teens around the world will have overweight or obesity by 2050, according to two reports using data on 204 countries and territories. If observed trends ...

Bariatric surgery and GLP-1 drugs are associated with reductions in fat mass and a shift in body composition toward a higher ...

Kent County's childhood obesity data is higher than statewide and national averages, county health officials say.