Could the way doctors traditionally measure obesity allow a subset of people with obesity-related health risks to slip ...

Metabolic health is a central concept in obesity medicine, yet it is often misunderstood or reduced to weight alone.For ...

Research suggests that a waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) measurement is a better indicator of obesity than body mass index (BMI), ...

One in every eight people globally qualifies as obese, according to a new study published in The Lancet on Feb. 29. As of 2022, more than one billion people — 43% of adults — were living with obesity ...

Ametris (formerly ActiGraph) has launched its second Digital Endpoint Collaboration Outcome Development (DECODE) working group for the purpose of enhancing drug development for obesity. The ...

Obesity needs a new definition, argues a global group of health experts. For over 75 years, obesity has been called a disease by the World Health Organization. But the label is hotly debated. Some say ...

Obesity is commonly diagnosed using BMI, but this approach has several limitations. Researchers at Lund University and ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (UNL) - A Husker researcher is leading a first-of-its-kind project to help rural children establish healthy eating habits to lay the foundation for lifelong wellness. Dipti Dev, Betti ...

A major global study finds obesity rates are slowing or stabilizing in many countries after decades of steady growth.

A total of 24.7% of patients screened positive for depression with a score of 3 or more using the PHQ-2 and were further screened with the PHQ-9. Of the patients who screened positive for depression, ...

Pima County has one big fat problem. Since 2010, the county has spent $15.7 million in federal stimulus money trying to correct that problem. But whether the money made a lasting impact on obesity ...