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Overweight scores continue from 25-30. And over 30 is obese. Quetelet merely used this early calculation as a descriptor. He did not make any medical proclamations. The Quetelet Index became ...

Russell Wooten of Hendersonville, North Carolina, has spent much of his life struggling with obesity, often carrying 260 pounds on his 6-foot-3 frame. He repeatedly starved himself to lose weight, ...

As weight loss medications like Ozempic and Wegovy become increasingly popular, questions arise about whether the nation is approaching pea ...

These chemicals may also be linked to the widespread consumption of ultra-processed foods, like chips, candies, and sodas. Studies show that people who eat a lot of these foods tend to weigh more, and ...

With President Donald Trump back in the White House, several American doctors are welcoming the new administration’s greater ...

New Rule Seeks to Expand Medicare and Medicaid Coverage of Weight Loss Drugs. The Biden Administration has proposed a new ...

Over 2 million people were included in new research to test these drugs against 175 different health outcomes.

A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity and excess body fat that goes beyond BMI.

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PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals" are found in manufacturing and consumer products and contaminate nearly half of U.S.

Weight-loss medicines such as Ozempic might raise a person’s likelihood of developing conditions including arthritis.