New Rule Seeks to Expand Medicare and Medicaid Coverage of Weight Loss Drugs. The Biden Administration has proposed a new ...

A study found that the triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index, combined with obesity measures, significantly correlates with ...

BMI, a widely used measure, has long been criticized for being too simplistic. It calculates obesity based only on height and ...

The move by Malaysian police to address obesity among its personnel is “progressive” and other agencies and professions ...

Combining time-restricted eating with exercise may be more effective in prompting weight loss than exercise without ...

New research exposes critical flaws in BMI measurements, as medical experts advocate for more accurate and inclusive methods ...

Understanding the definition of obesity: experts examine the limitations of body-mass index (BMI) and propose alternative ...

A global group of experts has suggested a new approach to diagnosing and treating obesity that does not rely solely on the ...

Although a comparable proportion of Black and non-Black patients discussed surgical weight loss with their provider (9.5% vs ...

The recommendations also put forth two new diagnosis categories: clinical obesity and pre-obesity. The first describes people with evidence of health conditions caused by excess weight, such as heart ...

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