Perhaps the new approach could direct people with downstream consequences of obesity to receive needed medical care sooner. The proposed change in definition could also help reduce stigma around ...

Obesity is a global health crisis with profound clinical and societal consequences, contributing to increased risks of ...

Using the new definition, weight-loss drugs or other interventions like surgery would be considered for those with clinical obesity, while those with preclinical obesity would be offered other ...

In the first of this two-part Spotlight series, we break down the debate around the issue, and its implications for health ...

WISEcode’s system challenges the idea that all “ultra-processed” foods pose equal health risks. The new classification system ...

The Food and Drug Administration says it has decided to continue approving COVID-19 vaccine updates for seniors and others at higher risk of severe disease, but will require vaccine makers to conduct ...

Recent years have seen growing scrutiny and debate around processed foods, but researchers have struggled to pin down what aspects of food processing are most relevant to health.

For years, medical experts have defined obesity primarily based on body mass index, which measures stored fat by calculating ...

CNN: How is the new definition proposed by this global commission different? Wen: This commission, composed of 58 experts worldwide, proposes that obesity be thought of differently from the ...