For years, medical experts have defined obesity primarily based on body mass index, which measures stored fat by calculating height and weight, to determine a person’s health risks. Major public ...

In a major policy shift, federal health officials anticipate the shots will be made available to adults 65 and older as well ...

Using the new definition, weight-loss drugs or other interventions like surgery would be considered for those with clinical obesity, while those with preclinical obesity would be offered other ...

Both nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and metabolic dysfunction–associated fatty liver disease, especially with fibrosis, ...

The standards represent the American Diabetes Association’s effort to address the stigma that affects healthcare access, ...

The report introduces two new diagnostic categories: clinical obesity and pre-clinical obesity ... classified as obese would no longer meet the definition, preliminary analysis suggests.

Queen Latifah opens up about obesity and heart health risks for public awareness campaign, Truth About Weight.

A major new meta-analysis from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London has ...

New Africa – stock.adobe.com The study found that obesity in teenagers is linked to significant changes in brain structure, particularly in areas responsible for memory, learning and emotional ...

Even some medical experts say the definition of obesity − a person who has a body mass index of 30 or more − needs to change. The Lancet commission in January recommended new measures of ...