The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been tracking obesity rates, as measured by BMI, since the 1980s, ...
About one in 10 infection-related deaths worldwide may be attributable to adult obesity ...
Individuals with obesity may experience a lower incidence of acute complications following TBI, supporting the "obesity paradox." ...
For years, medical experts have defined obesity primarily based on body mass index, which measures stored fat by calculating height and weight, to determine a person’s health risks. Major public ...
The novel metabolic predictor emphasizes central adiposity, while integrating metabolites and other measures of metabolic ...
A group of global health experts are proposing changes to how obesity is defined and diagnosed. Their aim is to move beyond the long-criticized Body Mass Index (BMI) in favor of combining other useful ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gaining weight before the age of 30 could double your risk of dying young, study finds (Getty Images/iStockphoto) Gaining weight ...