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.

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

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

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

LONDON — Rates of obesity and overweight are spiraling because of a "monumental societal failure" to tackle the problem, with ...

By Sharon AtienoMore than half of adults (3.8 billion) and one in three children and adolescents (about 746 million) worldwide will be obese or overweight by 2050 without urgent policy reform and ...

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

As the world marks World Obesity Day, the global health crisis continues to deepen, particularly in developing nations where ...

She's a professor of health metrics sciences with the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of ...

More than half of adults and a third of children and teens worldwide will be overweight or obese by 2050, a comprehen ...

Rates of obesity and overweight are spiralling due to a "monumental societal failure" to tackle the problem, with more than ...