Obesity is one of the most common and complex chronic diseases clinicians encounter in practice. Yet it is still often ...

Increasingly, telehealth platforms are positioning blockbuster weight-loss shots not as medicines to treat obesity or diabetes but as cosmetic elixirs for anyone who wants to lose a few pounds.

The apparent plateau is short-term, the data incomplete and the share of people with severe obesity still rising. The ...

Carrying a few additional pounds may be healthy as we get olderThe number on the scale isn't the only factor to consider.By Janet LeeYou may have heard of the obesity paradox—the concept that ...

The proposed new BMI definition would include body fat distribution measures instead of just focusing on weight.

Obesity severity is incrementally associated with a broad range of cardiometabolic and renal disease burden, as discovered by ...

A cross-ancestry analysis has identified 13 genes associated with a threefold increase in severe obesity risk.

Budget-friendly champion Wyze has announced the arrival of the Wyze Ultra BodyScan smart scale—and it boasts key digital health integrations.

For decades, BMI (body mass index) has been the go-to number doctors use to decide whether someone is underweight, "normal," overweight or obese. But new global research suggests it's possible to have ...