Coming soon: Drugs for weight loss have been used for a long time in practice, however recent developments prompted the need for this special edition. The goals of this collection are to discuss ...

Several studies have found that the current BMI ranges do not correlate accurately with some health risks, such as type 2 diabetes, for Asian Americans. The WHO has noted that people of Asian descent ...

Childhood obesity has been on the rise in the United States for over a decade, and, according to the American Heart Association (AHA), approximately one in three children and teenagers lives with ...

These scales have sensors to track your body composition, heart rate, and BMI, with the data easily accessible on your phone to track your progress. Most models even connect to some of the best ...

Taking to Instagram over the weekend, the "Truth Hurts" singer not only revealed that she achieved her "weight release" goal — she also lost more than 10 BMI points and 16 percent body fat since ...

Researchers at CNIO have discovered that blocking the mitochondrial protein MCJ in brown fat increases heat production and leads to weight loss in obese mice, offering protection against ...

Initial clinical characteristics assessed in the patients included age, sex, weight, body mass index (BMI), serum albumin, hemoglobin, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, presence of comorbidities ...

Europe's largest pharmaceutical firm, Novo Nordisk, revealed positive trial results for its next-generation obesity drug, amycretin, marking a major step in its competition within the increasingly ...

Dr. Rajan explained, "If you think obesity is just about willpower, you don't fully understand this complex metabolic condition." He went on to clarify, "What Oprah is referring to here is called ...

The revised classification system introduces two stages in obesity — ‘innocuous obesity’, characterised by increased body fat without organ or metabolic dysfunction; the second stage is ...

In addition to the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS; see Box 1), the following key surveys are discussed in this chapter: First Nations Regional Longitudinal Health Survey 28 29 The First ...

CNN: What are advantages and disadvantages of this type of classification? In what ways could it change clinical care? Wen: I think it’s good to be more precise about defining obesity.