A panel of health experts looking at obesity announced that the definition of the condition should be split into two ...

Research shows that people with a certain body shape face a higher risk of serious health problems compared to their ...

The longtime reliance on BMI means that obesity is likely overdiagnosed, members of the Commission said. View on euronews ...

People often let chronic conditions such as high blood pressure and diabetes go for a long time without treatment. Here’s why ...

Data has revealed that British women under 50 are approximately 70% more likely to develop cancer than men of the same age, ...

Instead of using the controversial body mass index, or BMI, to assess weight, an international group of scientists proposes ...

American researchers found cancer rates in women under 50 in the US are now 82 per cent higher than men of the same age and ...

Understanding the definition of obesity: experts examine the limitations of body-mass index (BMI) and propose alternative measures for adiposity.

A global commission presents an approach to defining clinical obesity as a chronic illness resulting from excess adiposity.

Midori Kato is the last original member of the cast of “Sazae-san,” a cartoon series that premiered in 1969 and never quite joined the modern world ... Hospitals and health officials have ...