Obesity rates for Black children and adolescents are 22.4% in the decade before the pandemic and 35% in the 2 years after the ...

It’s scary to think that we may have been using a surrogate — BMI — that may not have been all that accurate over the years," ...

5 Is Body Mass Index (BMI) ... If their BMI is over 30, they have obesity. [1] ... and your weight in pounds on the BMI chart at the bottom of the article.

Novo Nordisk’s campaign, which aims to speak ‘without filters’ by declaring obesity a disease, has been strongly criticized ...

BMI = weight (in kilograms)/height (in meters) 2 In the U.S., doctors need to do a little extra work to get inches and pounds ...

Managing your body weight and BMI could be the key to keeping your type two diabetes risk down, according to a new study ...

Currently, two criteria must be met to qualify for the prescription. Firstly, a BMI of 40 or over is required, however, if ...

The average U.S. male adult teetered on the verge of being obese. And the average U.S. female adult tipped the scale into ...

New research has demonstrated that while a number of healthy lifestyle behaviours can cut the risk of type 2 diabetes, ...

Infection, delayed kidney function, kidney loss and death are all risks associated with kidney transplant surgery in obese ...

Those who are eligible will also receive other bits of care like regular check-ups, exercise support and advice on nutrition ...