Johns Hopkins University researchers have found that nearly all adults identified as having obesity based on body mass index ...

New research to be presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025, Malaga, Spain, 11-14 May) shows that the internationally recognised body mass index (BMI) cut-off points ...

Clinicians need to address maternal health at all stages, with some seeing a possible new role for GLP-1 drugs.

"Having a BMI of 30 or above, for example, usually means you are obese, but it is also possible to have a high BMI and a low body fat percentage. For example, a bodybuilder carrying a lot of ...

Individuals who transition from overweight to obese during adulthood may face a higher ovarian cancer risk, highlighting the ...

Waist circumference is a stronger predictor of obesity-related cancer risk than BMI in men, but not in women, due to differences in fat distribution and metabolic activity. Body size and excess weight ...