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In new research being presented at the European Congress on Obesity in Istanbul, Turkey (12–15 May) and published in The Journal of Nutrition, a 42-year-old theory as to why children's body mass index ...

A major update to how obesity is defined could push U.S. obesity rates to nearly 70%, according to a large new study. The change comes from adding waist and body fat measurements to BMI, capturing ...

Objective To explore the association of obesity comprehensively defined by Body Mass Index (BMI) and Body Fat percentage (BF%) with osteopenia. Methods In this cross-sectional study, data of adult men ...

cBurden of Disease Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa dBiomedical Research and Innovation Platform, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South ...

In every single state, researchers expect at least 35% of adults to have a body mass index of 30 or higher, the threshold that defines obesity. That prediction may come as a shock, as weight loss ...

Top executives from drugmakers big and small told CNBC that the next phase of the obesity drug market will be defined by a broader range of treatment options and improved access for patients. CNBC ...

UK experts are warning that access to new weight-loss drugs could depend more on wealth than medical need. Strict NHS criteria mean only a limited number of patients will receive Mounjaro, while many ...

WHO guidelines conditionally endorse long-term GLP-1 therapy for obesity, emphasizing lifestyle modifications and addressing affordability and access challenges. GLP-1 therapies are included in the ...