Medicare must recognize obesity as a chronic disease and provide coverage for the treatments that can help those who struggle ...
Higher adherence to the Mediterranean diet is associated with a modest reduction in the risk of obesity-related cancers, ...
New research shows being fit matters more than your weight when it comes to living longer. A groundbreaking study of 400,000 people reveals why doctors should focus less on BMI and more on measuring ...
Obesity trends have stayed stable in the last couple years, whereas severe obesity has trended downward, a recently published report suggested.However, the percentage of people with a healthy weight ...
Some people may turn to private healthcare providers in order to get their hands on the weight loss jabs. However, Britons ...
PM Modi has started an anti-obesity campaign and stressed the urgent need to tackle the problem, urging everyone to cut down ...
The burden of obesity extends beyond its health effects. For example, a 2024 report estimated that obesity-related healthcare ...
Adults with obesity who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass achieved a greater excess BMI loss at 10 years compared with those ...
In the context of medical tourism, patients with BMI <30 kg/m 2 should not ... guidelines-developed in collaboration with healthcare professionals and patients from across Europe-set out clear ...
Higher BMI in early adulthood and midlife is linked to better memory performance, particularly in men and Black Americans, challenging traditional views on obesity and cognition.
In 2020, Eckel and three dozen colleagues worldwide issued a consensus statement calling for the end of obesity stigma, particularly in health care settings. “The next research steps relate ...
When it comes to achieving healthy body weight, some men might look to what’s average and use that as their goal. For ...