As far as obesity measures go, body mass index leaves a lot to be desired. It's ridiculously simplistic, taking into account just two measurements: height and weight. It also doesn't account for ...

A new cost-of-illness analysis finds that obesity costs Bulgaria roughly €227.7 million per year, with indirect productivity ...

A landmark 24-year study shows that individuals who are overweight or obese at the time of dementia diagnosis face up to a 27% lower risk of death than normal-weight peers. These findings highlight ...

Obesity is one of the most common health conditions in the world and one of the most misunderstood. Today, it affects about 4 ...

A Lancet Commission definition of clinical obesity cuts pediatric rates sharply by requiring evidence of health complications ...

A new global definition of clinical obesity classifies far fewer children as obese than widely used body mass index (BMI) ...

Obesity is more than a cosmetic concern. It is a chronic disease that can affect overall health and increase the risk of several serious conditions, including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and ...

Lythrum salicaria extract supplementation led to body fat reduction in a clinical trial, suggesting a promising plant-based ...

Body roundness index may improve mortality risk stratification in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, ...

A new global definition of clinical obesity classifies far fewer children as obese than the widely used body mass index (BMI) ...

A new study in Pediatric Research finds that the Clinical Framework of Obesity 2025 identified organ-system damage in Mexican ...

In this study, researchers aimed to clarify the relationship between BMI and lung cancer risk, as well as to gain mechanistic insights using clinical and preclinical modeling.