El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)-A new definition of obesity, published in the Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology Journal, proposes a new definition that moves beyond body mass index (BMI). Dr. Jorge Acosta, the ...

A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass ...

A packed committee room in the capitol Wednesday resulted in hours of testimony over babies, embryos and the idea of ...

Endocrinology is the branch of medicine that deals with disorders of the endocrine system. Exercise during pregnancy benefits both mother and child. A Nature Metabolism study identifies the ...

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A larger body doesn’t necessarily mean you have ‘clinical obesity’, according to a proposed new definition of the disease.

A WHO expert consultation addressed the debate about interpretation of recommended body-mass index (BMI) cut-off points for determining overweight and obesity in Asian populations, and considered ...

This Commission sought to define clinical obesity as a condition of illness that, akin to the notion of chronic disease in other medical specialties, directly results from the effect of excess ...

This new definition, published January 14 in the journal The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, could shift the paradigm of clinical care for the 890 million adults worldwide who are currently ...

SGLT2 inhibitors confer greater risk reductions for major adverse cardiovascular events in older adults with type 2 diabetes compared with younger adults, according to findings from a systematic ...

Definition and diagnostic criteria of clinical obesity, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (2025). DOI: 10.1016/S2213-8587(24)00316-4 ...

The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission asserted in ... individuals who have lived experiences with obesity. For their definition, the group focused on adiposity, the amount of fat stored ...