Research defining obesity shows that nearly 70% of U.S. adults could now be classified as obese. By considering where fat is ...

There are few diagnostic terms in medicine more stigmatized than “obesity,” which affects 41.9% of U.S. adults over 20, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But many doctors ...

About 1 billion people are considered obese worldwide. (Getty Images) But what's the difference between being overweight and being obese? And as the WHO report renews calls to help prevent and manage ...

Recently, an international commission proposed a revised definition of obesity that focuses on how excess body fat affects the body, and factors in waist circumference, rather than simply calculating ...

For years, medical experts have defined obesity primarily based on body mass index, which measures stored fat by calculating height and weight, to determine a person’s health risks. Major public ...

For decades, common wisdom and public health messaging have assumed that people in highly developed nations, like the United States, are relatively sedentary and burn far fewer daily calories than ...

One of the experts who helped her come to that understanding was Dr. Ania M. Jastreboff, whom Winfrey met during a panel ...

Obesity treatment can include GLP-1 medications, non-surgical procedures such as ESG stomach tightening and short-term gastric balloons, and traditional bariatric surgery. Here’s an alarming fact: 42% ...

Oprah Opens Up About Obesity, GLP-1s and Her Healthy New Life: 'I've Never Felt Stronger'. In PEOPLE's new cover story, the ...

Beginning in January 2026, this pill - developed by Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk - will become a daily option ...