Do people with obesity have an illness? When obesity affects the functions of people's organs, it should be considered a ...

The $90m will be used to launch the second of two pivotal trials examining the company’s therapy for patients living with ...

The new estimate is based on a new study that found a higher lifetime risk than previously thought: After age 55, people have ...

There's no one-size-fits-all solution to decrease New Mexico's suicide rate, which saw a decline in 2023 but remains one of the highest in the nation. "It'd be great if we had one program, right?" ...

A larger body doesn’t necessarily mean you have ‘clinical obesity’, according to a proposed new definition of the disease.

The two-tiered classification focuses on preclinical and clinical stages of disease, and should help inform treatment ...

Obesity is typically assessed by measuring someone's body mass index, but now researchers are calling for a more nuanced ...

An international and widely supported group of experts is pushing doctors to avoid the exclusive use of BMI to decide whether ...

If you’re looking to get healthy in the new year, it’s important to make sure you focus on all parts of your body – including your mouth. Anne Clemons, DMD, a dentist with Cleveland Clinic, said ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday proposed a new rule for nutrition labels on packaged food and drinks that’s ...

The authors found that Americans have a 1 in 1,000 risk of dying if they have more than seven drinks a week, or at least one drink a day. The risk jumps to 1 in 100 if they have more than nine drinks ...

A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial ...