Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Phenotype-guided obesity interventions, determined by a blood test, can double weight loss for patients compared ...
In 2024, the European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) published an updated framework for classifying obesity that recognizes that the use of BMI is a limited tool in defining the condition ...
An international research group has examined how many people are affected by preclinical and clinical obesity and what health ...
Is obesity among the most misunderstood, misclassified, and mistreated diseases? Over the past 30 years, researchers have not only identified a key hormone (leptin) that helps regulate appetite and ...
Sharma, A. M. & Kushner, R. F. A proposed clinical staging system for obesity. Int. J. Obes. (London) 33, 289–295 (2009). A clinical staging system for obesity proposed by two internists could improve ...
Obesity classes are based on body mass index (BMI) and gauge the risk of health issues. Class 1 obesity starts at a BMI of 30, while Class 3 obesity has a BMI of 40 or higher. Making lifestyle changes ...
Results of standard laboratory tests performed on adult outpatients to provide an overall picture of their health are fairly consistent between those with obesity and their leaner counterparts, ...