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 (BMI) ...

More than 4 in 10 Americans now fit the medical definition for having obesity, putting them at risk for serious health problems, including diabetes, heart disease and some types of cancer. But when ...

Using a new definition that includes waist-based measurements, the team found that more than 75% of adults may meet criteria ...

This is part of a series about new obesity drugs that are transforming patients’ lives, dividing medical experts, and spurring one of the biggest business battles in years. Read more about The Obesity ...

Obesity is a worldwide epidemic. This past July, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that if we do not address obesity, we will be unable to reduce premature mortality from noncommunicable ...

CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR, CHIEF INTERNATIONAL ANCHOR: And as we said, it’s streaming live now — or no, it’s streaming now on Apple TV. We turn next to a health crisis in the United States. A new Biden ...

West Virginia comes in last or very near the bottom in all kinds of significant categories. It’s been that way for so long, it’s almost a running joke. And when we’re on top, it’s usually for ...

Times today increasingly oscillate between desks, screens and supermarkets, which has become a creeping health concern.

The most commonly used scale that healthcare providers use to diagnose obesity is called the body mass index. BMI is a simple ...