Obesity is an epidemic in the America. Four in 10 U.S. adults fit the medical definition of having obesity, which puts them at risk for serious health problems, including diabetes, heart disease ...

Obesity can have a distinct impact on the absorption, effectiveness and excretion of antibiotics, medications that have been ...

BMI charts also display the ranges for the categories of underweight, overweight, and obesity. Carrying too much or too little weight can increase a person’s risk of health problems, either in ...

During a doctor’s appointment, she looked at her medical record and saw the doctor had declared her morbidly obese. “I didn’t think of myself in that way,” Craven said. “I knew I was ...

A global commission of 56 medical experts is proposing a major overhaul of how obesity is defined and diagnosed, going beyond just body mass index. Vadym - stock.adobe.com Now, a global commission ...

Fields, who is based in Houston, told Newsweek: "According to the BMI chart, my doctor labeled me as 'overweight' and borderline 'obese.' The doctor barely looked at me before making that assessment.

Children whose weight puts them in the 95th percentile, or heavier than 95 percent of children their age according to a chart from 2000, are considered to have obesity. As an adult, you can ...

Body mass index, or BMI, has long been criticized as a flawed method for measuring obesity — and now a group of experts is sharing new recommendations. BMI is a formula that uses a person's ...

A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial body mass index and hoping to better identify people who need treatment ...

A mom's health and lifestyle choices can affect her kids' risk of obesity as adults, a new study says. Specifically, a child is three to four times more likely to become an obese adult if their ...