The state's obesity rate is at its highest level since 2019, ranking Michigan 33rd nationally in the latest federal data. Estimates are obesity costs the health care system almost $173 billion a year.

Can you be thin but unhealthy? Experts explain the risks of normal-weight obesity and the hidden dangers of visceral fat.

I consider myself a healthy person. I eat plenty of fruit and veg, am obsessed with fibre, rock climb twice a week and try to squeeze in a lunchtime jog on the days I don’t. But when I recently ...

Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced financial consultant. She has a demonstrated history of working in both institutional and retail environments, from broker-dealers to ...

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A public health expert examines how 'The Pitt' portrays obesity with clinical dignity—and what real-world medicine often misses about weight bias and patient safety.

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For decades, body mass index (BMI) has been the dominant tool for defining obesity, despite longstanding concerns that it poorly reflects individual health risk. Growing evidence suggests that the ...

As you age, you gradually lose muscle mass and gain visceral body fat, a type of fat deep inside your body that surrounds your heart, kidneys and other organs. Now, scientists say the ratio of ...

New research continues to show that many people meet the criteria for obesity and associated health problems, even if their BMI looks fine. Reading time 2 minutes Your number on the bathroom scale ...