India, June 26 -- Obesity has become one of the fastest-growing public health challenges worldwide, with over 1 million ...

A new 'living guideline' from the American College of Physicians (ACP) recommends semaglutide (Wegovy) and tirzepatide ...

Today, the Obesity Association, a division of the American Diabetes Association® (the association), announced the next section in the Standards of Care in Overweight and Obesity, "Screening, Diagnosis ...

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World leaders in obesity research are optimistic about new guidelines out of Canada, which take a more holistic approach to diagnosing and treating obesity. One critical point is for doctors to stop ...

A 12-year-old walking into a pediatrician’s office today can walk out with a prescription for the same class ...

Gordon is an assistant professor of family medicine at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University. Sathe is an internist and an assistant professor of medicine at Cooper Medical School of Rowan ...

Over 26% of U.S. adults with a normal BMI met new criteria for clinical obesity proposed by the Lancet commission. About 78% of adults had excess adiposity if defined by using two or three abnormal ...