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Obesity has long been measured using the BMI, Body mass index, a simple ratio weight to height. While this has been used widely for a long time, it does not account for fat distribution, muscle mass ...

A report published last week in “The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology” strives to redefine obesity. An international group convened to examine the longstanding concept and are recommending better ...

When the 25-year-old woman enrolled in a longitudinal study on obesity in 2016, she was healthy by all standard measures, with one exception: her body mass index (BMI). As is the norm for study ...

Obese people often experience less pleasure from eating, and UC Berkeley scientists may have discovered why: a decrease in a brain chemical called neurotensin. Correcting this deficit could restore ...

Despite reports that the rate of obesity among U.S. adults might be slowing down, a new projection from Harvard University and MIT suggests otherwise. Instead, using a sophisticated model that views ...

Recent discussions surrounding the treatment of obesity have been gaining traction, particularly in light of groundbreaking advancements such as the uze of GLP-1 drugs (Ozempic, et al). While ...

Body weight and body mass index alone are not enough to predict whether someone will develop a metabolic disease. A new atlas of cells in fat tissue could help to explain why some overweight people ...

A substantial number of Americans do not acknowledge that their weight is excessive, especially among younger generations, according to research. Seeing many other obese people in everyday life may ...

Researchers who have studied "networks" of obesity think so: they found that if someone's friend becomes obese, that person's chances of becoming obese increase by more than half. Siblings and spouses ...