When you go in for a wellness exam, oftentimes the first things the medical assistant does is take your height and weight.

BMI (body mass index) has long been thought of as an indicator of how healthy someone is. The truth is a little more ...

Body mass index (BMI) is the tool doctors use to calculate whether someone is underweight, at a healthy weight, overweight or obese. But because BMI calculations can't tell the difference between body ...

Obesity is in the news because of a new weight-loss drug in the form of a pill that can be taken any time of day, with or ...

Higher BMI cutoffs are needed to diagnose overweight and obesity in male athletes, researchers reported in a study published ...

Mounjaro is a prescription injection, often used off-label for weight loss, that is administered under the skin to patients struggling with obesity and weight loss. Off-label means that the actual use ...

How long it takes to lose weight can vary based on a number of factors, such as age, medications you take, your activity ...

If you have been considering getting surgical options to support your weight loss goals, a newer procedure known as single ...

The proportion of adolescents living with overweight and obesity in England increased by 50% over 15 years, and many related ...

A once-weekly dose of tirzepatide (Mounjaro) can lead to significant, sustained weight loss for up to 3 years in adults with ...

In the past 20 years, the average rate of obesity among adults in the United States has risen by approximately 30 percent, but the rate of those with the most severe forms of obesity, or those with a ...

Researchers found that the impact of polyphenols rutin and genistein on the human fecal metabolome varies significantly by ...