A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott asked the federal government for $11 billion as a reimbursement for the border security measures he ...

Novo Nordisk shares were 9.5% higher after the pharmaceutical giant said an experimental weight-loss shot showed patients ...

A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity and excess body fat that goes beyond BMI.

Weight-loss medicines such as Ozempic might raise a person’s likelihood of developing conditions including arthritis.

Knowsley has the highest proportion of obese and overweight 10 and 11 year olds in England, according to the NHS.

A novel GLP-1 and amylin receptor agonist featured a safety profile similar to other incretin-based therapies and conferred a ...

An international team of doctors proposed a new way to define obesity that's not based solely on BMI. Here's what they ...

The commission recommends a shift away from relying solely on BMI to more accurately define obesity as a disease.

The Lancet Commission has declared obesity a disease. With enough controversy to fill a buffet table, their new definition is ...

Weight loss doesn’t equate to better health, alcohol is fine in moderation – this professor is turning health rules on their ...