China is aiming to beef up physical education in schools, making it core to the curriculum rather than a secondary subject, ...

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

A new study uncovers a novel mechanism through which brown fat is transformed into heat, offering protection against ...

Eli Lilly's Ozempic-rivaling weight-loss pill orforglipron could be available in early 2026. Its retatrutide may be as ...

A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity and excess body fat that goes beyond BMI.

Researchers at the, Riverside, backed by a substantial NIH grant, are pioneering a study on the unique immune responses to ...

An international commission made the case for focusing on body fat quantity and the illnesses people experience.

The biotech has named Jamie Coleman its chief commercial officer, per a Monday announcement, putting her in charge of the ...

Over-availability of food: Since cats do not need to hunt to eat when they are confined to the house, they sometimes eat just ...

Body Mass Index, or BMI, has long been criticized as an unreliable method for measuring obesity — and now a group of experts ...

Shares in Veru fell by nearly half following the news, despite positive results in preserving lean muscle mass.

The way obesity is diagnosed needs to become more sophisticated, an international commission has concluded. Using body-mass ...