Obesity rate drops in the U.S., healthcare experts point to GLP-1 medications as the cause
For the first time in over a decade, obesity rates have dropped in the United States. A recent study by the CDC showed that ...
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Obesity Prevalence Declines in United States
Obesity prevalence in the United States declined for the first time in a decade, according to a research letter published in ...
International panel offers new ways to define obesity
Using body-mass index to tell who is overweight or obese is not reliable and can result in misdiagnosis, the Commission on ...
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Form Health, the National Leader in Science-Based Obesity Care, Launches New Program to Prevent Progression from Overweight to Obesity
Form Health, the leading provider of science-based obesity care in the United States, announced a new program to prevent ...
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Obesity redefined: Why doctors are ditching BMI for these key health markers
Understanding the definition of obesity: experts examine the limitations of body-mass index (BMI) and propose alternative measures for adiposity.
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As demand for weight-loss drugs rises, states grapple with Medicaid coverage
Over her three-decade career, weight management physician Dr. Sarah Ro has seen hundreds of patients. Many of them are on ...
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Beyond BMI: New report reframes obesity as a spectrum of illness, not just a risk factor
BMI has long been falling out of favor. When the American Medical Association urged downgrading BMI in 2023, it blamed its ...
How Trump can wage an all-out war on obesity — and boost our ailing health
Donald Trump and his advisers are about to launch a consequential battle against unhealthy food producers and the ...