Implementation of a new definition of obesity yields a substantial increase in the prevalence of obesity, according to a study.

The Yale team defined BMI-defined obesity using well-established threshold set by the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Americans may now be classified as obese, according to a new study authored by Harvard Medical School researchers ...

A new definition of obesity endorsed by 76 health organizations could dramatically increase the number of Americans considered obese, researchers said. File Photo by Diego Azubel/EPA A new definition ...

Q: My doctor just told me that I’m now considered obese. A week ago, I wasn’t — and I haven’t gained any weight. What’s going ...

A new obesity definition, incorporating anthropometrics and organ health beyond BMI, reveals significantly higher prevalence.

The prevalence of obesity in the United States could rise sharply under a new definition of obesity released earlier this year by the Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology Commission. Researchers from ...

Nearly 70 percent of American adults could be classified as obese under an updated definition that factors in more than just body mass index (BMI). This is the finding of Harvard University ...

The increase was driven by adoption of newer measures like waist circumference, waist-to-height ratio and waist-to-hip ratio THURSDAY, Oct. 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new definition of obesity ...

For the first time in more than a decade, the number of states with rates of obesity of 35% or more has dropped, an encouraging sign that America's epidemic of excess weight might be improving. But ...

As defined in a new paper published in Nutrition and Diabetes, food noise is “persistent thoughts about food that are ...