A larger body doesn’t necessarily mean you have ‘clinical obesity’, according to a proposed new definition of the disease.

with no signs or symptoms of ongoing illness.” The commission advises two new categories of obesity: clinical and preclinical obesity. Clinical obesity is a chronic disease affecting organ ...

A global group of experts has suggested a new approach to diagnosing and treating obesity that does not rely solely on the much-contested body mass index (BMI).

If you have obesity, losing even a little weight helps not only improve your overall health, but also prevent liver issues such as MASH.

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

A fat activist explains why she objects to the medicalization of larger bodies and the idea that obesity is a disease.

Current treatments for atrial fibrillation, particularly for patients living with obesity, have focused more on managing ...

"Some individuals with obesity can maintain normal organs' function and overall health, even long term, whereas others display signs and symptoms of severe illness here and now. "Considering ...

An international committee of experts has urged doctors to move away from relying on BMI in diagnosing obesity.

"[During the exam], we see if there are any signs or symptoms that trigger the suspicion of an organ dysfunction. If there is an organ dysfunction and it's clear, there it is, clinical obesity ...

We define two categories of obesity based on objective signs and symptoms of poor health due to excess body fat. A person with clinical obesity has signs and symptoms of ongoing organ dysfunction ...