The Endocrine Society has concerns of possible delays in care and other problematic areas of The Lancet Commission’s proposed new obesity framework; a Commission author cites ‘conceptual confusions.’ ...

The Lancet obesity framework aims to improve risk assessment but risks delaying treatment and deepening health inequities, according to recent evaluations.

A major update to how obesity is defined could push U.S. obesity rates to nearly 70%, according to a large new study. The change comes from adding waist and body fat measurements to BMI, capturing ...

The authors provide a useful resource and approach to identify early-stage biomarkers of MASLD progression, notably when no other apparent symptoms have arisen. The strength of evidence to support new ...

Lecturer in Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetic, University of Limpopo Obesity – which the World Health Organization classifies as a disease – is not just an individual issue; it is shaped by ...

Obesity may be a contributing factor in more than 10% of infection-related deaths, a new study reveals. The researchers analyzed medical data from nearly 550,000 adults in Finland and the U.K. over a ...

Novo Nordisk CEO Mike Doustdar has a plan to steer the company through what’s been described as a “show me” year. The Danish drugmaker kicked off 2026 with its explosive obesity pill launch, but ...

Obesity is linked to many serious health complications, including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, some cancers, kidney disease and mental health issues. Now, a study projects that nearly half of the U ...

America’s obesity problem is tipping the scales. A staggering 47% of American adults will be living with obesity by 2035, a new study published in JAMA projects, citing the country’s rapidly rising ...

New criteria for obesity are putting more Americans into that category. Researchers at Mass General Brigham have proposed a major update to how obesity is defined, which would classify nearly 70% of U ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new definition of obesity could nearly double the prevalence of U.S. adults with the condition, according to a study published ...

Twenty percent of potentially eligible youth are prescribed glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs), with the odds of prescription higher with increasing age, increasing body mass index ...