"In men, an increase of 1 standard deviation (10.8 cm) in waist circumference was associated with a 25% increase in the risk ...

Waist-to-height ratio should be used in conjunction with BMI to assess overweight and obesity in children and adolescents, a ...

Among 356 healthy young male volunteers, researchers in Japan found that those who were conceived in a cold season showed ...

For decades, body mass index has been the go-to metric for defining healthy weight ranges, but its usefulness as a reliable ...

Adults who eat foods with a high level of sodium may be more likely to develop obesity, researchers reported in a meeting ...

The prevalence of metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease, chronic kidney disease, and obstructive sleep ...

Severe obesity increases the risk of 16 major health conditions, including sleep apnea, type 2 diabetes, and liver disease, ...

The other day, a 45-year-old man came to the emergency with complaints of breathlessness. Though it was not a heart attack, ...

The 5:2 diet effectively reduces weight, BMI, and LDL while improving cardiometabolic health in patients with overweight or obesity, per a meta-analysis.

This study reopens the debate on the reliability of BMI. Its authors call for a paradigm shift in the assessment of obesity and suggest the use of more accurate indicators, such as waist-to-height ...

Stifel analysts were bullish on the data, which showed a 16.5% drop in body-mass index among patients with damage to the ...

The TRANSCEND trial evaluated the efficacy and safety of setmelanotide for the treatment of acquired hypothalamic obesity.