As obesity rates continue to rise, many are turning to prescription medicines like Ozempic for weight loss. But with ...

“By identifying individuals in a preclinical obesity phase, where they are not yet classified as obese but are showing signs of metabolic dysregulation, there is an opportunity for earlier ...

Severe obesity is defined as having a BMI of 40 or higher. The following cities came out on top as the most overweight in the country. McAllen, Texas, ranked No. 1 as America’s most overweight city.

“Obesity is a disease like any other, meaning excess adiposity has an adverse effect on your health,” she said. Hampl, Pearl, and Studer reported no financial disclosures. Clunies-Ross is an ...

No matter how much he ate ... But science is now pointing to it being far more complex than a physical sign of our moral failings. Obesity is now recognised – by the World Health Organization ...

Overweight and obesity rates in adults, children and teens more than doubled over the past three decades, afflicting 2.1 billion adults and 493 million young people with excess weight, researchers ...

A coalition of industry organizations is pressing employers to offer coverage for obesity as they would for other chronic conditions. Groups that signed on to the open letter (PDF) include the ...