There is a risk too many people are being diagnosed as obese when "a more accurate" and "nuanced" definition is needed, a ...

BMI falls short as a way to measure obesity. Doctors need to also determine whether body fat harms a person's health.

A larger body doesn’t necessarily mean you have ‘clinical obesity’, according to a proposed new definition of the disease.

Over one billion people in the world are estimated to have obesity. Some experts believe its treatment and diagnosis need a ...

A crude measure of weight relative to height, BMI is commonly used to diagnose obesity—even though many experts and ...

The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology: global commission proposes major overhaul of obesity diagnosis, going beyond BMI to ...

Our reframing acknowledges the nuanced reality of obesity and allows for personalized care,” said Dr. Francesco Rubino of ...

The new system would see people categorised as having either clinical obesity, if their weight is affecting their organ ...

The S&P 500 added 0.1% on Tuesday, Jan. 14, as tame wholesale inflation data provided a positive signal ahead of Wednesday's ...

A study by researchers at Wayne State University links exposure to air pollution to an increased risk of type 2 diabetes.

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday proposed requiring new nutrition labels on the front of food and beverage ...

Sana Biotechnology said a type 1 diabetes (T1D) patient received an allogeneic primary islet cell transplantation without ...