Research suggests that a waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) measurement is a better indicator of obesity than body mass index (BMI), ...

A new study suggests using body mass index alone may miss many people with the disease, but the findings come with caveats.

Learn about a new study that found body mass index (BMI) may not accurately represent a person’s obesity, preventing them ...

UP to 25 per cent more adults could be classed as obese under a radical shake-up of the body-mass-index (BMI) system, experts ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Obesity medications were prescribed to 8% of adults with obesity in a large health system. Black and Hispanic ...

The prevalence of obesity among adults has slightly decreased in the United States but remains higher than 10 years ago, new federal data shows. Among adults aged 20 and older, about 40.3% were ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . All states had an adult obesity prevalence exceeding 20%. Obesity prevalence differed based on race and ...

Louisiana has the highest rate of obese adults in the U.S., according to a new study by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation) Louisiana now has the highest rate of adult ...

When researchers pooled data from six major semaglutide weight-loss trials and zeroed in on participants aged 65 and older, ...

IBIO-600 is potentially best-in-class, long-acting anti-myostatin monoclonal antibody designed to preserve muscle and improve ...

The launch marks an important step in Novo Nordisk’s ambition to expand access to innovative obesity treatments and broaden ...