A landmark study finds waist-to-height ratio more effective than BMI in identifying obesity risk, as central fat levels rise ...

A new study on the worldwide prevalence of ‘abdominal obesity’ tied belly fat in ‘normal’ weight people to hypertension, diabetes, and high cholesterol.

This would not be the first time that public-health experts have prematurely celebrated the peak of America’s obesity crisis.

Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22. The body mass index is not going away, a new ...

While this coincides with an uptick in GLP-1 drug use, some experts told Newsweek they don't think they are having a major ...

Higher maternal BMI before pregnancy is linked to increased risks of epilepsy and intellectual disability in young children, ...

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Is obesity a disease or a risk factor for disease? In medical circles – and outside of them – the question is contentious, with supporters on either side. In a newly published report, the Global ...

Obesity severity is incrementally associated with a broad range of cardiometabolic and renal disease burden, as discovered by ...

An international committee of scientists has proposed a change to the way obesity is defined and diagnosed. The goal is to offer a more nuanced and objective way to assess body composition, by adding ...