Body mass index (BMI) is the tool doctors use to calculate whether someone is underweight, at a healthy weight, overweight or obese. But because BMI calculations can't tell the difference between body ...

If a person’s BMI is “30.0 or higher, it falls within the obesity range.” The classification of someone as "obese" can be murky, as BMI is a historically flawed health standard, especially ...

But these variations add up such that their net effect makes a "genetic risk burden" making a person prone to obesity, or relatively resistant to developing it.' In humans, obesity is measured ...

Children of moms who smoked or were obese are more likely to become obese adults themselves, according to a new study. Researchers found that factors beyond a person’s control - such as socio ...

The drug manufacturer will no longer study and test danuglipron after a participant in a clinical trial was injured.

A study finds that factors beyond a person's control, like socioeconomic status and whether their mom smoked or was obese, can influence whether they are overweight or obese as teenagers or adults ...