Body mass index (BMI) was almost three times more likely to classify children as overweight than waist circumference-to-height ratio, according to a new study.

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House Bill 1879 passed unanimously March 4 on a 95-0 vote, according to the chamber's website. State senators will now ...

The House Republican drive to significantly reduce federal spending on medical care has placed the party on a collision ...

Obesity has long been classified as a global epidemic — and new data published in The Lancet journal spotlights how much ...

The obesity diagnosis has always been controversial. Now, a new clinical definition is raising even more questions.

A new global study published in The Lancet predicts that by 2050, more than half of all adults and a third of children, teenagers, and young adults worldwide will be overweight ...

Obesity prevalence increased among both adults and children across all regions of the world from 1990 to 2021, and more than ...

“The unprecedented global epidemic of overweight and obesity is a profound tragedy and a monumental social failure,” said ...

Young people have caught up with America - with nearly the same percentage of overweight and obese girls - as public health ...