Higher BMI in early adulthood and midlife is linked to better memory performance, particularly in men and Black Americans, ...

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Body weight and body mass index alone are not enough to predict whether someone will develop a metabolic disease. A new atlas of cells in fat tissue could help to explain why some overweight people ...

Is obesity a risk factor or a disease? This debate shapes treatments, policies, and eating disorder care. Explore its impact ...

Recognizing obesity as a chronic disease can improve treatment, address complications, and reshape healthcare strategies for ...

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Researchers found that teens with obesity ate more later in the day than their peers of healthy weight, and that their eating behaviors were strongly influenced by their internal body clock.

But those with higher body fat and lower muscle mass — even if they have a body mass index (BMI ... term for this phenomenon is “metabolic obesity, normal weight.” It’s usually used ...

The Trump administration has promised that addressing childhood obesity will be a key part of its “Make America Healthy Again ...

The main results of the SUMMIT trial, reported last year, showed that tirzepatide—a dual glucose-dependent insulinotropic ...

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