Among the terms referring to obesity, 'exceeding healthy weight' and 'people with high body mass index' among the terms ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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