India led the world in diabetes cases in 2022, with over 212 million people affected and a staggering 62% left untreated, ...

In South Korea, a body mass index over 25 is considered “obese,” but recent research suggests the healthiest range may actually be higher than that. Health experts are now urging that the ...

In an international trial of 713 adults in nine countries including the U.S. called SUMMIT, participants with heart failure ...

Obesity classes do not assess an individual's health but look at overall risks generally ... BMI is calculated by dividing weight in kilograms (kg) by the square of height in meters (m). Consulting a ...

Oct. 30, 2024 — Young people with severe obesity who underwent weight-loss surgery at age 19 or younger continued to see sustained weight loss and resolution of common obesity-related ...

Eli Lilly has been making quite a bit of noise thanks to its work in diabetes and obesity. Investors turned on the company, ...

As optimism for GLP-1 receptor agonists for weight loss has grown, so too has their use in children. Currently, liraglutide ...

Key Takeaways Amgen refutes in a press release that its trial obesity drug, MariTide, may cause bone loss density. Amgen's ...

Obesity is a condition in which excess fat has accumulated in the body, such that it can have an adverse effect on health. Obesity is defined as a body mass index (BMI) of greater than 30 kg/m2 ...

The data displayed for this chart goes back to 1997, however we hope to be able to offer deeper historic information at a future point ...

While Novo Nordisk and Lilly are the undisputed leaders in weight management right now, a number of pharmaceutical companies ...

Childhood obesity, fueled by sedentary lifestyles and sugary diets, is driving a surge in type 2 diabetes among children.