Traditionally BMI was used to define obesity, but a team of doctors redefined obesity based on the Indian population.

According to a September 2024 data brief from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 40.3 percent of U.S.

Obesity is now understood as a condition that affects the functions of organs and tissues, leading to complications such as ...

Hundreds of people are being hospitalised after suffering serious reactions to weight-loss drugs with numbers surging by 46 ...

Semaglutide, a medication originally designed to treat type 2 diabetes, has recently gained significant attention as a weight ...

New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and take into account health ...

BMI is a 53-year-old metric that experts suggest needs an update—here's what they say is the more reliable way to determine ...

With global spending on prescription drugs increasing by 6% annually since 2019, it’s no surprise that the biopharmaceuticals industry is growing—and it’s expected to keep growing, with a ...

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