In 2024, the European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) published an updated framework for classifying obesity that recognizes that the use of BMI is a limited tool in defining the condition ...

A new definition of obesity could nearly double the prevalence of U.S. adults with the condition, a new study published ...

Sharma, A. M. & Kushner, R. F. A proposed clinical staging system for obesity. Int. J. Obes. (London) 33, 289–295 (2009). A clinical staging system for obesity proposed by two internists could improve ...

Being obese can endanger your health and even your life, but weight alone may not be enough to predict serious health problems in everyone. Now a new study published in the Canadian Medical Journal ...

Efficacy and safety of 6-month depot leuprolide acetate for the treatment of prostate cancer: Results of a 48-week study. Background: Evidence suggests that obesity is biologically associated with the ...

UK experts are warning that access to new weight-loss drugs could depend more on wealth than medical need. Strict NHS ...

Since the 1970s, the global trend of obesity has been steadily increasing, earning it the designation of a 21st-century epidemic. Obesity is the main risk factor for various serious health conditions, ...