Obesity rates were consistently highest among adults ages 40 to 59. Overall, 46 percent of Americans in that age group were considered obese. Dr Fischer noted that this increased prevalence could ...

shows that people with obesity at similar BMIs display significant differences in body composition in different body compartments according to their age group, such as higher body fat especially ...

These results clearly indicate that we cannot rely only on BMI without considering the content and distribution of body composition in people with obesity across the different age groups ...

Among the 2,225 adults in the study, all under 60 years of age, 39.7% had obesity as defined only by higher BMI, while 39.1% ...

New research presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025, Malaga, Spain, 11–14 May) shows that the ...

Nearly all U.S. adults with obesity as diagnosed by BMI also have an elevated waist circumference or excess body fat, ...

From 2008-2011 to 2020-2023, there was an increase in the prevalence of obesity among youth and adults with T1D, and GLP-1 RA prescriptions also increased.

Waist-to-height ratio should be used in conjunction with BMI to assess overweight and obesity in children and adolescents, a ...

Longest international trial on the effects of tirzepatide on weight in 700 adults with overweight or obesity and prediabetes reveals three distinct patterns of weight loss trajectories, with patients ...

A new study linked a very low-calorie ketogenic diet to reversed biological aging in people with obesity.

For adults struggling with weight, a weekly injection of tirzepatide offers real hope. Recent findings presented at the ...