Being overweight or obese increases your risk for heart disease, type 2 diabetes, asthma high cholesterol, high blood pressure, sleep apnea and types of cancer.

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A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity and excess body fat that goes beyond BMI.

According to a September 2024 data brief from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 40.3 percent of U.S.

A group of experts from around the world are proposing an alternative way of defining clinical obesity, eschewing the ...