A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial ...

Jan. 21, 2025 — When children with obesity undergo weight-loss treatment, the effects have repercussions later in life and the risk of serious health problems and premature death is lower as ...

According to a September 2024 data brief from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 40.3 percent of U.S.

A new definition and method for diagnosing obesity has been proposed by a commission of the medical journal The Lancet on Tuesday (January 14). The new definition published by the Lancet Diabetes & ...

Obesity is a condition in which excess fat has accumulated in the body, such that it can have an adverse effect on health. Obesity is defined as a body mass index (BMI) of greater than 30 kg/m2 ...

Any healthcare professional working in a general practice who has access to the e-referral system can refer patients living with obesity who also have a diagnosis of diabetes, hypertension or both.

Within Novo Nordisk's comprehensive business update to investors, attention latched onto early data for an oral obesity therapy that outperformed the company’s big-selling GLP-1 agonist Wegovy ...