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

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 ...

Study shows people with high body fat are 78% more likely to die and three times more likely to die from heart disease, ...

Body weight significantly influenced right heart function and survival in pulmonary arterial hypertension, with both extremes ...

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

Paternal obesity was associated with rapid BMI growth trajectories among offspring, especially in the presence of maternal obesity.

Globally, obesity is a growing public health crisis, affecting millions and leading to premature deaths. India faces a ...

Fat tissue secretes hormones known as adipokines. Patients with obesity have a larger amount of leptin than a normal ...