The revised definition, published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology 1 on 14 January, focuses on how excess body fat, a ...

Calling people obese is medically "flawed" - and the definition should be split into two, a report from global experts says.

There’s still scope for a new generation of drugs to replace weight-loss market leaders like Novo Nordisk A/S’s Wegovy, ...

Eli Lilly's popular obesity drug Zepbound can now be covered by government-backed Medicare drug plans, CNBC reported on ...

Researchers have redefined obesity, emphasizing the impact of excess adiposity on organ and tissue function rather than ...

The just-published findings reveal what regulates a gene that’s pivotal to our food intake - and also our risk of obesity.

Can weight loss drugs curb alcohol addictions? This Louisiana doctor is keeping an eye on new findings and emerging research.

Using body-mass index to tell who is overweight or obese is not reliable and can result in misdiagnosis, the Commission on ...

That is the conclusion of a report by the global Commission on Clinical Obesity – published in The Lancet Diabetes and ...

BMI has long been falling out of favor. When the American Medical Association urged downgrading BMI in 2023, it blamed its ...

The recommendation signals a long-awaited shift from a single imperfect metric toward a more personalised diagnosis ...