Indian doctors have redefined obesity with new guidelines that consider the unique health challenges faced by the population.

Maternal vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy is linked to accelerated epigenetic gestational age in infants at birth, ...

former president of the Obesity Medicine Association and owner of Clinical Nutrition Center in Greenwood Village, Colorado, cost is the main barrier for many of his patients, even high-risk ...

A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows about half of U.S. adults believe it is a good thing for adults to use weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and ...

Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window Obesity rates continue to rise in the United States. Treatment includes modification of diet, exercise, behavioral ...

The commission recommends a shift away from relying solely on BMI to more accurately define obesity as a disease.

Just under 12% of adults currently smoke cigarettes, the report says. Smoking rates have declined among men from 51% in 1965 to just under 16% in 2018, and from 34% among women in 1965 to 12% in 2018.

Supporters, including professional organizations like the American Heart Association ... missing the broader context, while medicine's media outlets debated the "medical flaw" of treating obesity as a ...

ROCKVILLE, Md. -- The Obesity Society (TOS) applauds the work of The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission on Diagnostic Criteria of Clinical Obesity to refine the definition of obesity and ...

“As medicine evolves, it is clear that obesity should no longer be defined solely by physical appearance or weight — or weight relative to height, as in BMI calculations,” the ...