Pomegranate extract shows promise in lowering systolic blood pressure and inflammatory markers, highlighting its role in ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said a restructure is needed at HHS due to Americans "getting sicker." But are they? Here's what the ...

Dr Toni Hazell discusses some difficult scenarios when prescribing contraception, starting with the woman who has obesity ...

For the past decade, the body mass index formula has been used to deny or delay abortion care, despite researchers finding little evidence of increased adverse outcomes based on higher body weight ...

The conclusions of this groundbreaking tudy were based on data analyzed from over two million adults aged 18 and above across ...

In the last 20 years, the number of people diagnosed with diabetes has more than doubled. The CDC says about 38 million ...

Nurse-led efforts to provide patients with ongoing lifestyle advice, education, and other resources reduced MACE by 30%.

Although RFK Jr. is correct in suggesting that rates of obesity have surged in recent decades, his nostalgia for the past ...

A landmark international study has provided robust evidence that elevated levels of prolactin, a hormone involved in breast development, increase ...

Waist-to-height ratio should be used in conjunction with BMI to assess overweight and obesity in children and adolescents, a ...

Despite the success of drugs like Ozempic (semaglutide) in promoting both weight loss and longer life, doubt remains about the role of body mass index (BMI) at older ages. Many studies have shown that ...