El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)-A new definition of obesity, published in the Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology Journal, proposes a new ...

Malaysia’s police chief on Thursday ordered all personnel to shed excess body fat if they want to be considered for promotion, in the latest attempt at tackling the weighty issue in the force.

For years, people taking Ozempic or other drugs in the same class for diabetes and weight loss have noticed the medicines don’t just curb their desire to eat; for some, they also lead them to drink ...

Obesity affects over 1 billion people globally, with 40 percent of U.S. adults classified as obese under the present framework, ...

Online pharmacies will need a proper consultation, not just a patient's questionnaire, to prescribe jabs such as Mounjaro ...

BMI said. ICE-listed cocoa stocks have also contributed to increased bullish sentiment, with the latest reading from January 13, 2025 coming in at 242,474 bags compared to 545,129 bags on the same ...

So what can and can’t BMI tell us about our health? While most people gauge their weight just by the reading on their bathroom scales, that’s less useful for doctors. For over five decades ...

Her one exception? A BMI reading. “BMI readouts can be great if you’re in the ‘at risk’ category in the sense of being overweight,” admits Anna. So without further ado, allow us to present our pick of ...

A recently published LongITools study led by the University of Oulu identified two new childhood BMI patterns, challenging ...

Body mass index (BMI) has been the international standard for measuring obesity since the 1980s, according to many sources, though some experts have questioned its validity. A person’s BMI is ...