Previously, individuals with obesity were categorized by descriptive, anatomical or etiological classification systems, which have been replaced by the currently used anthropometric staging system.

If a person’s BMI is “30.0 or higher, it falls within the obesity range.” The classification of someone as "obese" can be murky, as BMI is a historically flawed health standard, especially ...

However, there are other diagnostic criteria that a healthcare provider can use to determine whether the classification of obesity is impacting your health. These can give a better understanding ...

Obesity can lead to a chronic inflammatory state within the body. What drives this inflammation? Does inflammation, in turn, ...

Higher BMI cutoffs are needed to diagnose overweight and obesity in male athletes, researchers reported in a study published ...

Several cancers related to obesity were shown to be surging in the UK, including female breast, uterus, colon and rectum, ...

This connection between memory and appetite led de Lartigue to wonder how memory centers in the brain influenced eating behavior and whether they contributed to obesity risk. In a new study, published ...

Before GLP-1 agonists became the blockbuster obesity drugs many people know and use today, Rhythm Pharmaceuticals was researching molecules that take a similar approach but for a different target.

Black and Hispanic youth and adults had the highest obesity rates; over time, racial and ethnic disparities persisted. Across all BMI categories, GLP-1 RA prescriptions increased significantly ...

Sleep duration and sleep pattern score were both independently associated with obesity occurrence, and there was a nonlinear ...