Tirzepatide is just as effective in reducing cardiovascular risk driven by central adiposity as that driven by general ...

Sulforaphane, a compound found in broccoli sprouts, may help lower blood sugar levels in people with prediabetes, a new study ...

Overweight and obesity means weighing more than what is thought to be healthy for a person of that height. Body mass index (BMI), which estimates your level of body fat based on your height and weight ...

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), obesity is defined as having a BMI equal to or greater than 30. A person is considered morbidly obese when body weight is 100 pounds over ideal levels ...

Wen: I think it’s good to be more precise about defining obesity. On a population level, it may be more convenient to measure BMI for the purpose of research studies, but on an individual ...

Obesity significantly reduced the effectiveness of febuxostat-based urate-lowering therapy among men with gout, a recent ...

These findings challenge traditional perspectives on obesity and cognition. While excessive weight is often seen as harmful, in some cases, greater BMI may ... activity levels, and dietary habits ...

Obesity has a brand new definition now ... fat percentages than Western populations and develop diabetes at lower BMI levels." Those new guidelines, Misra notes, set lower thresholds and ...