A document endorsed by more than 56 experts worldwide, published in 'The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology', proposes a change ...

In a new report, global health experts are urging that we redefine the measurements used to determine whether someone is ...

Calling people obese is medically "flawed" - and the definition should be split into two, a report from global experts says.

Arkansas was the first state to start sending letters home flagging students' Body Mass Index. Twenty years later, they do not appear to have had any effect on childhood obesity.

There is a risk too many people are being diagnosed as obese when "a more accurate" and "nuanced" definition is needed, a ...

The "Takeaway Queen" used to turn to quick food after work left her feeling exhausted, but reached a turning point when she ...

Binge eating and social media addiction are linked, particularly in adolescent boys who may be at higher risk for addictive behaviors.

A new generation of weight loss drugs has helped some people lose significant amounts of weight and improve their health.

During their pregnancies, Jane* and Belle* had no health complications. Their blood work? Perfect. Every test set before them, they passed with flying colours. And yet, they were treated as "high risk ...

In the new SCALE Kids study, which has been published in the New England Journal of Medicine, a daily 3mg dose of Saxenda reduced the body mass index (BMI) of the children by an average of 5.8% ...

Eighty percent of doctors in a Medscape survey answered no when asked, “Is enough known about obesity meds’ risk to ...

Suzi George's BMI has dropped from 45 to 28 and she can now have the surgery that will hopefully change her life ...