The obesity rate has been steadily climbing and so have scientific efforts to understand why. A new study, published in ...

CARRYING extra weight has long been linked to several different diseases. But now, new research shows where your fat sits on ...

Body mass index (BMI) alone may not be enough to measure someone's risk of cardiometabolic disease, according to researchers ...

Personalized dosing strategies may be necessary for biologic therapies, especially fixed-dose options like ustekinumab, due ...

BMI is not an accurate way to measure body weight or health because it does not account for body fat percentage or body fat ...

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"With potentially 70% of the adult population now considered to have excess fat, we need to better understand what treatment ...

Simply put: staying awake longer also gives you more opportunities to eat. Late-night snacking is strongly associated with ...

The prevalence of obesity in the United States could rise sharply under a new definition of obesity released earlier this ...

A team of cancer scientists and clinicians at the University of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton have received £1.2million from World Cancer Research Fund to improve breast cancer ...

Weight loss can feel deeply personal, like something you should be able to manage on your own. With so many diet plans, weight loss products and motivational posts online, it can be tempting to think ...

New findings offer a hint as to why people taking these obesity medications also tend to report drinking less.