The European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) framework may offer a more sensitive measure of obesity than ...

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals is advancing its oral obesity drug bivamelagon to Phase III studies after it significantly reduced ...

Body mass index (BMI) may not be the most accurate predictor of death risk. A new study from the University of Florida found ...

A new study reports that measurements that detect body fat are a more accurate predictor of mortality risk than body mass ...

Obesity is defined by chronic low-grade inflammation in the body. Fat cells, particularly dysfunctional ones, release ...

Rhythm said results of the recent trial were also consistent with BMI reductions achieved with setmelanotide therapy in similar patient populations in past trials. Setmelanotide, an existing ...

Obesity and heart failure often go together, making treatment more complicated. Now, health experts have released new ...

The study found body mass index (BMI) patterns that could predict obesity, with findings published in Jama Network Open.

A recent study discovered that obesity increases the risk of breast cancer in women with existing cardiac disease following ...

Understanding the link between obesity, fatty liver disease and kidney stones provides a new perspective on prevention and ...