For decades, BMI—a calculation based on height and weight—has been the standard way to define obesity. A BMI of 30 or higher has previously been classified as obesity for most adults, while a BMI of ...

An international research group has examined how many people are affected by preclinical and clinical obesity and what health ...

Obesity is a chronic disease diagnosed when a person's BMI is 30 or higher. Obesity increases the risk of health issues like heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and high blood pressure. BMI is a common ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. But what's the difference between being overweight and being obese? And as the WHO report renews calls to help prevent and manage ...

Obesity leaves a lasting imprint on fat and immune cells in ways that might make weight regain harder to avoid ...

There are few diagnostic terms in medicine more stigmatized than “obesity,” which affects 41.9% of U.S. adults over 20, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But many doctors ...

Recently, an international commission proposed a revised definition of obesity that focuses on how excess body fat affects the body, and factors in waist circumference, rather than simply calculating ...

U.S. childhood and teen obesity rates have reached record-highs while adult obesity rates may be slowing, according to two new reports published early Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Hypothalamic obesity (HyOb) is a type of obesity caused by damage to the brain’s hunger-regulating function. While there’s no cure, proper treatment can help improve your daily life and prevent ...