A report published last week in “The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology” strives to redefine obesity. An international group convened to examine the longstanding concept and are recommending better ...

A new study suggests that nearly 70% of US adults would be classified as obese under a revised definition proposed by medical experts. The traditional method, which uses a body mass index (BMI) of 30 ...

Obesity has long been classified as a global epidemic — and new data published in The Lancet journal spotlights how much worse it could get. A team of researchers found that in 2021, one billion men ...

Body weight and body mass index alone are not enough to predict whether someone will develop a metabolic disease. A new atlas of cells in fat tissue could help to explain why some overweight people ...

UK scientists say they've identified why dogs and humans are more likely to be overweight or obese, which may pave the way for weight loss treatment. rh2010 - stock.adobe.com The team found several ...

Illustration of human lymphocytes. (Ruslanas Baranauskas/Science Photo Library) Defeating obesity is rarely easy. For many ...

(NEXSTAR) – America has an unfortunate weight problem. Not just stereotypically, but statistically, 42% of adults in the United States are technically considered obese. And while diet fads and weight ...

In a new research report, a team of scientists led by Johns Hopkins Medicine say people with severe obesity and a common type ...

A study published Monday in the Lancet predicts that about 60% of adults and nearly a third of young people worldwide will be overweight or obese by 2050. Halfpoint - stock.adobe.com In case you need ...

Obese people often experience less pleasure from eating, and UC Berkeley scientists may have discovered why: a decrease in a brain chemical called neurotensin. Correcting this deficit could restore ...

If you’ve ever wondered, even briefly, whether you have obesity, you might want to double-check right about now. New research suggests that over two-thirds of Americans are considered obese under ...

New research in eClinicalMedicine reveals that nearly half of people with obstructive sleep apnea are not obese, challenging long-held assumptions and calling for more inclusive screening strategies.