Obesity is a global health crisis with profound clinical and societal consequences, contributing to increased risks of chronic illness and related mortality.1 Despite being recognised as a disease by ...

In the first of this two-part Spotlight series, we break down the debate around the issue, and its implications for health ...

Rising obesity rates are fuelling pressure to reformulate. But it's a complex feat both technically and politically - as the ...

The regulation of ultra-processed foods has been the talk of US food policy ever since Robert F Kennedy Jr took office – the ...

His physical transformation after a weight loss procedure led to improved overall health and reduced risk of obesity-related ...

Public health advocates want 2022 proposal of a 'Health Star Rating' junked, saying it favours industry, want clear and ...

Recent years have seen growing scrutiny and debate around processed foods, but researchers have struggled to pin down what ...

Recent years have seen growing scrutiny and debate around processed foods, but researchers have struggled to pin down what ...

The Food and Drug Administration says it has decided to continue approving COVID-19 vaccine updates for seniors and others at higher risk of severe disease, but will require vaccine makers to conduct ...

The report proposes a new diagnostic approach that includes ... Then there’s the definition of clinical obesity, which is a chronic disease characterized by signs and symptoms of organ ...

Studies across many decades have demonstrated that a BMI score of 30 and above, the current definition of having obesity ... adiposity is the basis of the new recommendations.