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

Those in favor of the classification argue that excess fat accumulation/distribution is linked to sustained and serious ...

The problems could cost the equivalent of US$57 billion, around 22 per cent of the total national health budget China, plagued with famine six or seven decades ago, is facing an obesity crisis, ...

New research published in the Lancet finds that obesity related deaths are on the rise and the obesity epidemic continues to ...

WalletHub recently listed Augusta as one of the most obese cities in the country. A local expert is weighing in, saying this plus-sized problem is only getting bigger.

Fatty liver disease, medically called metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), affects millions ...

at higher risk for certain diseases than thinner folks, losing weight might not level the playing field. Indeed, studies show ...

Contrave and Wegovy are both weight loss medications. Learn about their effectiveness, side effects, costs, and which ...

Obesity rates in France have doubled since the late 1990s, affecting around 10 million people. Behind those numbers are lives shaped not just by health concerns, but by judgment, exclusion, and ...

A new sub-analysis of the SELECT trial data shows semaglutide 2.4 mg substantially reduces the burden of total cardiovascular ...