Report: Obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure remain on the rise in U.S.
Major heart health risk factors like obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure remain on the rise in the United States, ...
A new definition of obesity goes beyond BMI. What this could mean for you
A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass ...
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Health experts are proposing new guidelines to diagnose obesity
Obesity has been an ongoing struggle for many consumers, and for years, body mass index (BMI) has been the key metric health ...
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Understanding the Link Between Diabetes, Obesity and Severe Viral Infections
People with diabetes and obesity are at higher risk for severe respiratory illness caused by viruses, including serious ...
New recommendations to measure obesity go beyond controversial BMI. A doctor explains.
Body Mass Index, or BMI, has long been criticized as an unreliable method for measuring obesity — and now a group of experts ...
BMI is wrong way to measure obesity, researchers say — here’s what they recommend instead
A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity and excess body fat that goes beyond BMI.
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Weight Loss Boosts Long-Term Health of Kids With Obesity
Helping kids with obesity drop pounds can have a huge impact on their future health.When these children and teens los ...
The Surprising Connection Between Obesity, Parasites, and Your Immune System
Researchers at the, Riverside, backed by a substantial NIH grant, are pioneering a study on the unique immune responses to ...