To improve access to care, many professional organizations have advocated for classifying obesity as a disease. However, the ...

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

Body mass index (BMI) may not be the most accurate predictor of death risk. A new study from the University of Florida found ...

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

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

A WHO-backed study reveals that overweight postmenopausal women with heart disease face a 31 per cent higher breast cancer ...

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

A new study reports that measurements that detect body fat are a more accurate predictor of mortality risk than body mass ...

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals’ push to move obesity patients from jabs to tabs has stayed on beat. | Rhythm Pharmaceuticals’ push to ...

Results show that body fat analysis did indeed predict people’s risk of death from any cause and, specifically, for heart ...

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

A new study has found that your belly might reveal more about your brain health than your bathroom scales do, especially if ...