Teen obesity increases stroke risk in women, highlighting the need for early intervention and weight management.

Major heart health risk factors like obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure remain on the rise in the United States, ...

There’s no “perfect” or “better” body shape, experts agree — yet you still might find yourself wondering what your body shape ...

An international team of doctors proposed a new way to define obesity that's not based solely on BMI. Here's what they ...

“That’s why,” says Dr Naval Kishore Vikram, professor of medicine, Metabolic Research Group, AIIMS, “obesity has to be ...

Leading health experts challenge traditional BMI measurements and introduce a comprehensive new approach to diagnosing obesity, potentially affecting millions.

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 ...

Over 75 medical organisations worldwide have endorsed the new definitions, reflecting a growing consensus for reform.

The latest statistics were revealed in the American Heart Association’s annual report, 2025 Heart Disease and Stroke ...

Obesity is a growing global health issue linked to a higher risk of many cancers. A detailed review published in Frontiers of ...

The author of a new guidebook on GLP-1s and other experts share their tips for how clinicians can optimize patient success ...

A Medscape survey found that a strong majority of physicians believe high-risk patients should have easier access to new weight loss drugs.