The focus on how BMI should be used may have overshadowed an equally, if not more important, matter proposed in a new report.

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

The condition is better measured by looking at factors like inflammation, insulin resistance, and glucose tolerance, ...

A parasitic worm infection, also known as a helminth infection, occurs when parasitic worms, or helminths, infect the body.

A retrospective study demonstrated slightly elevated baseline fasting plasma glucose levels to be a robust marker of incident diabetes risk, even when those levels fell within the normal range.

Waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio show stronger links to colorectal cancer (CRC) than body mass index (BMI), a new ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than two in five American adults have obesity, a common and ...

The Lancet, a global medical journal that works with academics to identify issues in public health, hosted a Commission on ...

The Lancet Commission has declared obesity a disease. With enough controversy to fill a buffet table, their new definition is ...

Data from a Phase Ia single ascending dose study found that ASC30 demonstrated dose-proportional pharmacokinetics, a ...

PUBLIC health efforts are to be focused on reducing stress, smoking, obesity and alcohol consumption. Head of health ...

The whole goal of this is to get a more precise definition so that we are targeting the people who actually need the help ...