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.

While weight-loss drugs were linked to lower risk of some conditions, they were also associated with some adverse health ...

Popular GLP-1 medications approved for weight loss, diabetes, and heart disease may have untapped potential to treat ...

The benefits of taking GLP-1 agonists seem to outweigh the risks, at least when taken for approved uses, according to an ...

The commercialisation of junk food, increase in inactive lifestyles with prolonged sitting, and high stress environments, ...

A new report noted that body mass index does not provide a nuanced enough assessment of health as it relates to weight ...

A large new study has shed light on the wider health impacts of taking Ozempic-style drugs. Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic ...

The findings, based on an analysis of records from 2.5 million VA patients, support much of what scientists already suspected ...

An international conference on obesity and metabolism aimed to educate the public and medical professionals about their latest treatments and its adverse effects was held here on Sunday at local hotel ...

A larger body doesn’t necessarily mean you have ‘clinical obesity’, according to a proposed new definition of the disease.

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