New research from the UK Biobank has uncovered significant differences in how obesity affects bone health in older men and women, potentially changing how healthcare providers approach osteoporosis ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 risk of developing serious ...

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