If you're American, there's a chance you just became 'obese' overnight without actually gaining any weight - yes, really. As per a Centres for Disease Control and Prevention 2024 report, more than 2 ...

For years, medical experts have defined obesity primarily based on body mass index, which measures stored fat by calculating height and weight, to determine a person’s health risks. Major public ...

A new definition of obesity endorsed by 76 health organizations could dramatically increase the number of Americans considered obese, researchers said. File Photo by Diego Azubel/EPA A new definition ...

Implementation of a new definition of obesity yields a substantial increase in the prevalence of obesity, according to a study.

With Ozempic and other weight loss drugs in use, researchers have released the revised definition of obesity. The revised definition is published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology and stresses on ...

A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial body mass index and hoping to better identify people who need treatment for ...

Americans may now be classified as obese, according to a new study authored by Harvard Medical School researchers ...