By coincidence (they started before GLP -1 drugs were approved for slimming), a group of 56 doctors have just answered that ...

A panel of health experts looking at obesity announced that the definition of the condition should be split into two ...

Research shows that people with a certain body shape face a higher risk of serious health problems compared to their ...

An international commission made the case for focusing on body fat quantity and the illnesses people experience.

The Lancet, a global medical journal that works with academics to identify issues in public health, hosted a Commission on ...

Instead of using the controversial body mass index, or BMI, to assess weight, an international group of scientists proposes ...

New guidance from a team of health experts around the world proposes expanding the definition of obesity beyond the popular ...

New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and also take into account health ...

Obesity affects over 1 billion people globally, with 40 percent of U.S. adults classified as obese under the present ...

A global group of experts has suggested a new approach to diagnosing and treating obesity that does not rely solely on the ...

Do people with obesity have an illness? A panel of global health experts looking at this controversial question announced Wednesday that the definition of obesity should be split into two categories — ...