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

Under recommendations released Tuesday night, obesity would no longer be defined solely by BMI, a calculation of height and ...

Doctors worldwide should diagnose obesity differently, relying on broader criteria and taking into account when the condition ...

Lilly’s decision to offer vials has also been seen as its way to combat the rise in compounding. Patients have been turning ...

The BMI, a weight-to-height ratio, has been criticised as too simplistic as it cannot distinguish between fat and muscle mass. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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

Habits like getting adequate exercise, nutrition, and sleep can have profoundly positive effects on overall health whether ...

When it comes to weight loss drugs, Ozempic has become a phenomenon. With nearly $14 billion in sales in 2023, it shows no ...

An international group of experts proposes two new categories of disease: preclinical and clinical obesity and the FDA ...

It's not just celebrities and TikTok creators jumping on the weight loss drug hype - more than 500,000 people in the UK are ...

A Bucks County woman is speaking out after her insurance company decided to no longer cover weight loss drugs.

Dr Daniel Rosen, who is a surgeon and obesity medicine specialist based out of New York, says a 'legitimate number' of his ...