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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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

A higher total fat area at the lumbar 1 vertebral level, not higher BMI, is associated with higher non-small cell lung cancer risk.

People who spent more of early adulthood with obesity accompanied by health problems had more white matter changes in their ...

A two-dimensional speckle tracking imaging study of 128 newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes patients and healthy controls shows ...

The obesity competitive landscape report delivers important insights into approved as well as ongoing research on 200+ pipeline obesity drugs, clinical strategies, upcoming therapeutics, and ...

Patients with extreme obesity are more common among those undergoing metabolic and bariatric surgery than previously ...