BMI (body mass index) has long been thought of as an indicator of how healthy someone is. The truth is a little more ...

Obesity is in the news because of a new weight-loss drug in the form of a pill that can be taken any time of day, with or ...

It has long been a well-established and well-documented fact that obesity — a complex, chronic disease which involves the ...

When you go in for a wellness exam, oftentimes the first things the medical assistant does is take your height and weight.

Patients with severe asthma (4.6% of asthma patients) are more likely to be female, older, and have higher BMI than those with non-severe asthma.

The Dr. Now diet is a restrictive 1,200 calorie-per-day diet designed for people prepping for weight loss surgery. Can it ...

Obesity can lead to a chronic inflammatory state within the body. What drives this inflammation? Does inflammation, in turn, ...

Though retrospective, the findings provide ‘compelling’ evidence that GLP-1 receptor agonists may help prevent development ...

Thigh intramuscular fat infiltration (IMFI) may significantly increase the risk of developing knee and hip osteoarthritis (OA), regardless of sex or body weight, according to findings from a ...

A new study has found that apolipoprotein B particle count and lipoprotein(a) count were critical indicators of risk for ...

The mBCA Alpha scanner is an alternative to screenings that rely on weight and body mass index to understand the risk of ...

A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Tsukuba revealed that the use of a gamified sleep-tracking mobile application led to improvements in sleep parameters and a reduction in ...