For decades, body mass index (BMI) has been the dominant tool for defining obesity, despite longstanding concerns that it poorly reflects individual health risk. Growing evidence suggests that the ...

Medically reviewed by Isabel Casimiro, MD, PhD Overweight and obesity mean weighing more than what's considered healthy for ...

Lifestyle-related obesity doesn’t happen overnight. It creeps in slowly, hiding behind junk food wrappers, late-night ...

New research continues to show that many people meet the criteria for obesity and associated health problems, even if their BMI looks fine. Reading time 2 minutes Your number on the bathroom scale ...

Researchers predict the obesity rate among U.S. adults will rise to 47% of the population by 2035. Experts say this trend can ...