China is aiming to beef up physical education in schools, making it core to the curriculum rather than a secondary subject, ...

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Forty-four percent of personnel in the Canadian Armed Forces are considered overweight while 28 per cent are classified as ...

A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass ...

Senate confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees kicked off yesterday. Here’s what you might have missed and what to expect today. Hegseth’s hearing: Trump ...

A study has revealed that childhood obesity at the time of cancer diagnosis is associated with lower event-free survival and overall survival rates. Read on!

A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial body mass index and hoping to better identify people who need treatment ...

New guidance from a team of health experts around the world proposes expanding the definition of obesity beyond the popular body mass index (BMI) measure. The new guidance comes from the ...

A global commission of experts has called for a radical shift in how obesity is diagnosed, with less reliance on body mass index (BMI) to define disease. The commission, published in Lancet Diabetes ...