Ozempic is an FDA-approved medication for people who have type 2 diabetes. It’s often prescribed “off-label” for weight loss ...

A recent study finds that much of the cardiovascular disease seen in severely overweight people is driven by more than diabetes and high blood pressure.

Breast cancer patients may have inferior recurrence-free survival after neoadjuvant chemotherapy if they are overweight or obese at diagnosis.

The higher a person’s BMI, the higher their risk for complications after bariatric surgery, such as higher rates of emergency department visits and readmission.

As per a prospective cohort study, waist circumference along with BMI modestly improves the prediction of which postmenopausal women are at a higher risk for premature death.

Older women with larger waist circumference may be at a much greater risk of dying for any given BMI, according to ...

The most prevalent complications among newly identified people with obesity were hypertension, arthritis, diabetes, and ...

Medical experts, including sports physicians from Medilux, emphasize that BMI should never be treated as a target in ...