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

The reclassification this summer by the American Medical Association of obesity as “a disease state” effectively declared that one-third of all Americans has a medical condition requiring treatment.

A new study suggests that one of the most widely used health metrics, BMI, may be getting it wrong for a large portion of the ...

Current BMI classification may overestimate the prevalence of underweight, overweight, and obesity among the general population.

Is obesity among the most misunderstood, misclassified, and mistreated diseases? Over the past 30 years, researchers have not only identified a key hormone (leptin) that helps regulate appetite and ...

Research from Italy to be presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2026, Istanbul, Türkiye, 12–15 May) and ...

Revised diagnostic framework may limit access to early treatment, widen healthcare dispari ...

India, March 30 -- The conventional body mass index (BMI) system by the World Health Organization frequently misidentifies obesity and overweight status compared to DXA scans.

Is obesity a disease or a risk factor for disease? In medical circles – and outside of them – the question is contentious, with supporters on either side. In a newly published report, the Global ...

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