A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity and excess body fat that goes beyond BMI.

Weight-loss medicines such as Ozempic might raise a person’s likelihood of developing conditions including arthritis.

Novo Nordisk said on Friday a late-stage trial with a high-dose version of its weight loss drug semaglutide helped overweight ...

Councils need more support from central government to help bring down childhood obesity rates, a local authority has said.

The focus on how BMI should be used may have overshadowed an equally, if not more important, matter proposed in a new report.

Knowsley has the highest proportion of obese and overweight 10 and 11 year olds in England, according to the NHS.

An international team of doctors proposed a new way to define obesity that's not based solely on BMI. Here's what they ...

Obesity can put strain on the heart, resulting in an increased risk of conditions such as atrial fibrillation, or irregular ...

Just as quickly, investors are losing their appetite for the trade. After a disappointing trial of a new Novo Nordisk drug ...

Waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio show stronger links to colorectal cancer (CRC) than body mass index (BMI), a new ...

Overweight scores continue from 25-30. And over 30 is obese. Quetelet merely used this early calculation as a descriptor. He did not make any medical proclamations. The Quetelet Index became ...

New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and take into account health ...