Severe obesity in childhood and adolescence more than triples the risk of MS, and obesity treatment does not seem to reverse it, a study finds.

Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk have both assuaged investor concerns over near-term growth. Now the focus shifts back to their ...

Central obesity measures of waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio appear to be more accurate and consistent indicators of colorectal cancer incidence compared with BMI, according to a study ...

Scientists remain puzzled as to why some individuals taking popular weight loss and diabetes medications such as Ozempic and ...

A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial ...

Body weight and body mass index alone are not enough to predict whether someone will develop a metabolic disease. A new atlas of cells in fat tissue could help to explain why some overweight people ...

As BMI is increasingly recognized as an imperfect way to measure health, UVA researchers share other metrics they rely upon.

As many as 40% of Americans are obese, putting them at an increased risk for high blood pressure, diabetes, stroke, heart disease and certain cancers, according to the CDC. New research from the ...

Although obese individuals are at greater risk of diabetes, high blood pressure or high cholesterol, not all obese people ...

Factors contributing to the ramifications of this disease as it stands include the socio-economic: overweight and obesity ...

The World Health Organisation, WHO, has warned of a rising cancer burden. Breast cancer remains the most common cancer among ...

Novo Nordisk NVO is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2024 results on Feb. 5, 2025, before the opening bell. The Zacks ...