An international and widely supported group of experts is pushing doctors to avoid the exclusive use of BMI to decide whether ...

An international group of experts proposes two new categories of disease: preclinical and clinical obesity and the FDA ...

As obesity experts say more than 15 million Birtons are being wrongly labelled overweight and propose a radical overhaul of ...

Under new recommendations, obesity would no longer be defined solely by BMI, a calculation of height ... It suggested people aim for at least ‘moderate to vigorous’ intensity exercise for ...

A recent study revealed that aerobic fitness is more important than BMI when it comes to longevity. Experts explain why ...

Cardiorespiratory fitness significantly reduces mortality risks regardless of BMI, highlighting fitness as a critical health ...

The FDA has approved Zepbound (tirzepatide) for the treatment of moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea in adults with ...

With three meds approved for weight management and several on the way, these may make a dent in the obesity epidemic.

The average American woman weighs about 170 pounds and stands about 5 feet, 4 inches tall. But it’s important to remember ...

The following is a summary of “Treatment of Hypothalamic Obesity With GLP-1 Analogs,” published in the November 2024 issue of Endocrinology by Dimitri and Roth. Damage to hypothalamic nuclei or ...

It concluded with low certainty that in men, changes in BMI, risk of overweight, and risk of obesity are similar among men who consume amounts of alcohol at any level of moderate intake. The evidence ...