A new study published in theCanadian Medical Association Journal found obesity rates based on body mass index (BMI) increased ...

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

Did the COVID-19 pandemic affect obesity rates in Canada? A new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal ...

Rhythm's bivamelagon cut BMI and hunger scores in Phase 2 trial for hypothalamic obesity, prompting plans to discuss Phase 3 ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- In order to maximize weight loss, a GLP-1 receptor agonist may be needed both before and after bariatric ...

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

This precision in risk prediction allows for targeted interventions, potentially reducing unnecessary treatments and improving clinical outcomes.

HealthDay News — The European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) framework may offer a more sensitive measure of obesity than traditional body mass index (BMI), according to a study published ...

Zuellig Pharma, a leading healthcare solutions provider in Asia, is organizing the "Obesity is a Disease" seminar as part of ...

The number of overweight and obese adults in India is expected to rise from 180 million in 2021 to an 449 million by 2050.

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

A collection of top researchers have made the case for a new way to understand and diagnose obesity beyond using BMI as a measure.