A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass ...

The condition is better measured by looking at factors like inflammation, insulin resistance, and glucose tolerance, ...

Intramuscular fat, contained within muscle tissue, increases the risk of serious heart disease, regardless of other risk factors, a new study suggests.

Our reframing acknowledges the nuanced reality of obesity and allows for personalized care,” said Dr. Francesco Rubino of ...

An international commission made the case for focusing on body fat quantity and the illnesses people experience.

By coincidence (they started before GLP -1 drugs were approved for slimming), a group of 56 doctors have just answered that ...

A panel of global health experts exploring this controversial question say the definition should be split into two categories ...

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

A study by the Department of Veterans Affairs says that drugs like Ozempic can do plenty more than just help with weight loss ...

Obesity: Even modest weight loss can give several health benefits like improving blood sugar levels, lowering the risk of ...

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

Do people with obesity have an illness? A panel of global health experts looking at this controversial question announced Wednesday that the definition of obesity should be split into two ...