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 for ...

Experts argue there is no standard definition of metabolically healthy obesity, and most people convert over time to ...

Doctors at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis performed the first non-surgical procedure in the United States that restricts the size of the stomach to treat obesity. The ...

Believe it or not, and despite what you’re hearing, when it comes to addressing the American epidemic of obesity, there is no magic pill. The good news, however, is that for the first time, there are ...

To help stem the epidemic of obesity in the United States, a government advisory group yesterday urged for the first time that doctors weigh and measure all adults and recommend intensive counseling ...

A genetic test may one day predict a child’s risk of obesity in adulthood, paving the way for early interventions. Certain genetic variants can affect how a person’s body stores fat or make them more ...

WASHINGTON, May 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (GW) announced today a powerful collaboration of patient, provider, business, ...

Doing away with switching the clocks for daylight savings twice a year could prevent millions of cases of obesity and hundreds of thousands of strokes, according to a new study from Stanford ...