ATLANTA — The fourth annual Healthy Georgia report from the Augusta University School of Public Health came out and shows how ...

Compared to the rest of the U.S., fewer Georgians are getting cancer or using methamphetamine, but there are higher rates of ...

Jan. 27, 2025 — A study shows that patients with obesity and fatty liver-related cirrhosis who had bariatric (weight-loss) surgery significantly lowered their future ... Signposting Children to ...

LONDON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Britain's pharmacies regulator on Tuesday tightened rules for online pharmacies' prescribing obesity drugs, ordering them to make changes to prevent people from receiving ...

The number of children needing interventions has led campaigners and politicians to accuse the Scottish Government of failing in its promise to fix the country’s obesity epidemic. Tam Fry ...

A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity. The global team’s recommendations were published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology on Jan. 14. Body mass index ...

A new report argues that body mass index or BMI is not the most accurate way to define obesity. BMI is only a measure of a person’s weight and height and does not account for muscle mass.

When children with obesity undergo weight-loss treatment, the effects have repercussions later in life and the risk of serious health problems and premature death is lower as they reach young ...

Amid the rising buzz around Ozempic and similar weight-loss drugs, a group of 58 researchers is challenging the way obesity is defined and diagnosed, arguing that current methods fail to capture ...

Share on Pinterest A panel of global experts explains why BMI is not the most helpful measurement of body weight, and how else doctors can diagnose obesity. Image credit: VICTOR TORRES/Stocksy.

The Lancet Commission has declared obesity a disease. With enough controversy to fill a buffet table, their new definition is sparking heated debates in science, media, and beyond. But does this ...