In 2024, the European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) published an updated framework for classifying obesity that recognizes that the use of BMI is a limited tool in defining the condition ...

Moser is a research fellow in psychology at University College London and a freelance writer. As global approvals of new anti-obesity medicines accelerate, drugmakers have a public service ...

The reclassification this summer by the American Medical Association of obesity as “a disease state” effectively declared that one-third of all Americans has a medical condition requiring treatment.

Having obesity may cause excess fat tissue, fatigue, shortness of breath, and joint pain.Obesity may be caused by genetics, ...

A new approach to defining obesity could help physicians better determine which patients need more intensive treatment by focusing on the effects of ...

A major rethink of obesity diagnosis promises better risk prediction, but experts warn it could unintentionally restrict access to care and deepen health disparities. Study: Defining disease or ...

An international research group has examined how many people are affected by preclinical and clinical obesity and what health risks are associated with this. The team led by Prof. Matthias Schulze ...

When you arrive at a doctor’s appointment, you likely get your height and weight measured — two numbers used to calculate your body mass index (BMI). From this metric, your physician can diagnose ...

Some people are healthy despite being overweight. The current obesity standard, the body mass index (BMI), fails to reflect disease conditions associated with obesity. This is particularly true for ...