The AACE consensus statement emphasizes improvement of overall health in addition to weight reduction among adults with obesity and adiposity-based chronic disease.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Type 2 diabetes is a disease that involves your blood glucose (also known as blood sugar) being too high, and obesity is a major ...

These 2 chronic diseases are interconnected in many ways. Managing both conditions together can help improve blood sugar levels and excess weight.

It’s estimated more than one billion people in the world are living with obesity as defined by the current definition that relies solely on body mass index or BMI. Now health care experts say one-size ...

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In every single state, researchers expect at least 35% of adults to have a body mass index of 30 or higher, the threshold ...

A public health expert explains how GLP-1 drugs have changed the way healthcare providers understand and treat obesity.

In March 2022, the American Cancer Society published nutrition and physical activity recommendations for cancer survivors. A team of experts prepared the guidelines for healthcare providers, as well ...

It turns out your mouth may know more about your metabolism than your bathroom scale. New research shows that people with ...

Both environment and genetics can influence a person’s obesity risk, with some genes affecting appetite, metabolism, fat storage, and food preferences. Rare single-gene mutations can cause obesity, ...

A phase 1 dose-escalation study of GCC19CART: A novel CAR T-cell therapy for metastatic colorectal cancer in the United States. Obesity (BMI ≥ 30) 7.9% (406) 14.0% (714) 0.53 [0.47 - 0.60] Propensity ...