The World Obesity Federation has shed light on the childhood obesity crisis happening across the world in its recent report. As per report, around 220 million of 5-19-years-old children could ...

Are good health and obesity mutually exclusive? Not necessarily — but it’s complicated. For years, body size was considered a barrier to most sports, but today that’s starting to change — with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers calculated that a BMI cutoff of 33.7 kg/m 2 should be used to diagnose obesity in male athletes.

New research to be presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025, Malaga, Spain, 11-14 May) shows that the internationally recognized body mass index (BMI) cut-off points greatly ...

(CNN) — For years, medical experts have defined obesity primarily based on body mass index, which measures stored fat by calculating height and weight, to determine a person’s health risks. CNN — (CNN ...

Characteristics of sarcopenic obesity (SO), including low calf circumference (CC), handgrip strength (HGS) increased  body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC), were associated with an ...

UK obesity rate one of worst in Europe as 228 million children worldwide will be obese by 2040, report warns - Globally, the ...

An international research group has examined how many people are affected by preclinical and clinical obesity and what health ...

Childhood obesity exposes the young population to similar risks of chronic illnesses as adults, including hypertension and ...

World Obesity Day 2026 highlights the theme '8 Billion Reasons to Change the Story' as obesity rises globally and in India across adults and children.

India ranks second globally in childhood obesity, with urgent action needed to address rising health risks, warns World ...