Researchers at LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center are working with the Lancet Commission on Clinical Obesity, in ...

A panel of health experts looking at obesity announced that the definition of the condition should be split into two ...

When it comes to weight loss drugs, Ozempic has become a phenomenon. With nearly $14 billion in sales in 2023, it shows no ...

Diabetes and weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy have been added to the list of medications selected for Medicare price ...

Understanding the definition of obesity: experts examine the limitations of body-mass index (BMI) and propose alternative measures for adiposity.

Ozempic and Wegovy, the blockbuster but costly GLP-1 drugs often used for weight loss, are among the 15 medications that will ...

Despite the staggering impact of obesity on the Black community, columnist Justice B. Hill argues that the issue has been ...

The lawsuit accuses the formula maker of deceptively marketing the milks to make them seem like the next recommended step for toddlers.

The recommendations also put forth two new diagnosis categories: clinical obesity and pre-obesity. The first describes people with evidence of health conditions caused by excess weight, such as heart ...

Women are now being diagnosed with cancer more often than men in certain age groups, according to a new report from the ...

BMI has long been considered a flawed measure that can over-diagnose or underdiagnose obesity, which is currently defined as ...

A cutting-edge molecular approach provides a detailed picture of the biological pathways associated with childhood obesity and metabolic dysfunction, and identifies environmental risk factors during ...