A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity. The global team’s recommendations were published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology on Jan. 14. Body mass index (BMI) ...

A community-based multilevel intervention (STRIVE) showed no overall significant effect on BMI z-scores among rural Hispanic children.

The research team used electronic health records data to divide patients into four groups to track symptoms across different obesity levels.

For years, medical experts have defined obesity primarily based on body mass index, which measures stored fat by calculating height and weight, to determine a person’s health risks. Major public ...

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An international research group has examined how many people are affected by preclinical and clinical obesity and what health ...

Severe obesity was strongly associated with a greater risk of post-infection cardiovascular disorders. Compared with youth of a healthy weight, those with severe obesity had more than double the risk ...

Pre-pregnancy parental overweight and obesity is linked to the next generation's heightened risk of developing fatty liver ...

I read with interest the cohort study by Guo et al 1 published in a recent issue of Polish Archives of Internal Medicine, showing that the combination of a high body mass index (BMI) and a high ...

AIG Hospitals study reveals genetic factors increase obesity risk in Indians, but healthy lifestyles can mitigate this impact ...