The most prevalent complications among newly identified people with obesity were hypertension, arthritis, diabetes, and ...

Globally, obesity is a growing public health crisis, affecting millions and leading to premature deaths. India faces a ...

About 1 in 5 classified as overweight based on BMI alone considered to have obesity according to European society definition.

Understanding the link between obesity, fatty liver disease and kidney stones provides a new perspective on prevention and ...

A cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis examined the distribution of people by obesity level using the European ...

The department has begun identifying overweight personnel through Body Mass Index (BMI) tests. Staff found unfit have been ...

Obesity is defined by chronic low-grade inflammation in the body. Fat cells, particularly dysfunctional ones, release ...

A new study compares body mass index (BMI) with body fat percentage and finds the latter is far more reliable in predicting ...

The urgent directive follows alarming findings by Lancet, the British medical journal, that projected a surge in overweight ...

Women with higher levels of body fat sometimes struggle to conceive and can face greater health risks during pregnancy.

A recent survey highlighted a widespread lack of understanding about the much-publicised GLP-1 weight-loss medications ...

For young adults, body fat percentage is a better predictor of 15-year mortality risk than body mass index (BMI).