BMI, obesity

Novo Nordisk says its obesity drug in higher dose shows 20.7% weight loss
Novo Nordisk said a higher dose of its drug Wegovy led to greater weight loss in patients during a late-stage trial, but the ...
New Scientist on MSN2d
A new definition of obesity could help treat millions of people
Obesity is typically assessed by measuring someone's body mass index, but now researchers are calling for a more nuanced ...
New guidelines encourage doctors to move beyond BMI for diagnosing obesity
A new report says only using BMI to determine if a patient has obesity leads to under-diagnosing people who are ill and ...
The Economist2d
Is obesity a disease?
By coincidence (they started before GLP -1 drugs were approved for slimming), a group of 56 doctors have just answered that ...
WWL Radio New Orleans on MSN41m
Pennington Biomedical Research Center helping redefine obesity
Researchers at LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center are working with the Lancet Commission on Clinical Obesity, in ...
Health Talk | How do the revised obesity guidelines help
India has experienced a doubling of obesity prevalence over the past two decades, with abdominal obesity becoming ...
Overhaul of obesity diagnosis will change its treatment
The way clinicians diagnose obesity is set to change with new guidelines acknowledging that not all obese have the same ...