Discover how smoking during pregnancy may increase childhood obesity risk, according to new research from Washington State ...

“The whole goal of this is to get a more precise definition so that we are targeting the people who actually need the help ...

“The whole goal of this is to get a more precise definition so that we are targeting the people who actually need the help most,” said Dr. David Cummings, an obesity expert at the University ...

When a team of scientists led by a Washington State University researcher examined the way that more than 9,400 children grew ...

But Dr. David Cummings, a commission member and an obesity expert at the University of Washington, suggested they could be restricted to patients diagnosed with clinical obesity. That group’s ...

"Obesity is at a crisis point throughout the USA, with every state challenged to some degree," said co-author Affiliate Associate Professor Marie Ng from IHME, University of Washington, USA.

Ozempic and Mounjaro may also lower your risk of obesity-linked cancer. A study found another potential benefit of the weight loss drugs: lowered risk of chronic conditions.

Under recommendations released Tuesday night, obesity would no longer be defined solely by BMI, a calculation of height and weight, but combined with other measurements, such as waist ...

Obesity is estimated to affect more than 1 billion people worldwide.In the U.S., about 40% of adults have obesity, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.