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

A front-of-package food label would be a great educational tool. The Trump administration should keep it.

The way the world defines obesity has been in need of an overhaul, according to some experts, and it could be coming soon ...

Weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have been tied in a large, national study to a drop in the risk of developing ...

As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faces his Senate confirmation hearings to lead the HHS, here's where he stands on health issues ...

Researchers at the, Riverside, backed by a substantial NIH grant, are pioneering a study on the unique immune responses to ...

A new study finds that three quarters of American adults and half of adolescents are too heavy. That's making more of us sick and creating enormous health care costs.

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

The number does not capture a person's muscle mass; where on their body fat is stored; or how their race, ethnicity and ...

Jan. 27, 2025 — A study shows that patients with obesity and fatty liver-related cirrhosis who had bariatric (weight-loss) surgery significantly lowered their future risk of developing serious ...