If you're American, there's a chance you just became 'obese' overnight without actually gaining any weight - yes, really. As per a Centres for Disease Control and Prevention 2024 report, more than 2 ...

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

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

New research continues to show that many people meet the criteria for obesity and associated health problems, even if their ...

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 ...

COULD ACTUALLY BE MUCH MORE ACCURATE. A MARY SALADNA IS IN THE NEWSROOM AND MARY THE RESULTS AREN’T GOOD. NO, THEY’RE NOT, BUT THE RESULTS ARE MORE REALISTIC AND MORE PROOF THAT BODY COMPOSITION ...

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

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 ...

If you’ve ever wondered, even briefly, whether you have obesity, you might want to double-check right about now. New research suggests that over two-thirds of Americans are considered obese under ...

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 ...

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 ...