For years, medical experts have defined obesity primarily based on body mass index, which measures stored fat by calculating ...

Adults with overweight or obesity and type 2 diabetes who are given the sodium glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor ...

An international team of doctors proposed a new way to define obesity that's not based solely on BMI. Here's what they ...

More than 1 billion people worldwide live with obesity, and the condition is linked to about 5 million deaths every year from disorders such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Because it is ...

On Jan 14, 2025, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology published its Commission on the definition and diagnostic criteria of clinical obesity. Acknowledging the obstacles and knowledge gaps in the field ...

Findings detailed in a report published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology suggest ... "The whole goal of this is to get a more precise definition so that we are targeting the people who ...

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These patients don't have ongoing illness, but they do have an increased risk for clinical obesity as well as other health problems like type 2 diabetes, heart problems, and certain cancers ...

Morrison says the new definition of obesity "is very important ... people with larger body sizes being judged for their weight. Diabetes Canada, American Heart Association and Take Off Pounds ...

The current, blanket definition means too many people are ... breathlessness, type 2 diabetes or joint pain - and a person's day-to-day activities. Treatment with drugs or surgery is likely.

These patients don’t have ongoing illness, but they do have an increased risk for clinical obesity as well as other health problems like type 2 diabetes ... policymakers to tackle this issue.” A new ...