New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and take into account health ...
A recent study revealed that aerobic fitness is more important than BMI when it comes to longevity. Experts explain why ...
The recommendations also put forth two new diagnosis categories: clinical obesity and pre-obesity. The first describes people with evidence of health conditions caused by excess weight, such as heart ...
As of March 2020, nearly 42% of US adults had obesity, with the report estimating that more than a billion people are living ...
An international group of experts proposes two new categories of disease: preclinical and clinical obesity and the FDA ...
New guidance from a team of health experts around the world proposes expanding the definition of obesity beyond the popular ...
An international and widely supported group of experts is pushing doctors to avoid the exclusive use of BMI to decide whether ...
Is obesity a disease or a risk factor for disease? In medical circles – and outside of them – the question is contentious, ...
A global Commission, published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology and endorsed by more than 75 medical organizations ...
A larger body doesn’t necessarily mean you have ‘clinical obesity’, according to a proposed new definition of the disease.
An international commission made the case for focusing on body fat quantity and the illnesses people experience.
Prucalopride was safe and effective in increasing the frequency of complete spontaneous bowel movements in patients with ...