An oral melanocortin-4 receptor agonist conferred significant BMI reductions among adolescents and adults with hypothalamic ...

Presentations highlight clinically meaningful reductions in BMI in patients with acquired hypothalamic obesity – - Full data ...

The deadliest disease in the U.S. is one of the most preventable.

Prenatal and early-life factors significantly influence childhood obesity trajectories, highlighting the need for early ...

The European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) framework may offer a more sensitive measure of obesity tha ...

Bivamelagon achieved BMI reductions in patients with acquired hypothalamic obesity of -9.3% and -7.7% in 600mg and 400mg cohorts, respectively, at 14 weeks -- -- Post-hoc analysis showed BMI reduction ...

Obesity was significantly more prevalent in Black and Hispanic children and adolescents compared with their non-Hispanic White peers and was potentially exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, a study ...

About 1 in 5 classified as overweight based on BMI alone considered to have obesity according to European society definition.

This precision in risk prediction allows for targeted interventions, potentially reducing unnecessary treatments and improving clinical outcomes.

The Kids BMI Calculator computes your child's body mass index (BMI). You'll learn whether your child's BMI falls into an underweight, healthy weight, overweight, or obese range.

Children will be measured for their waist-to-hip ratio (WHR)—a body fat distribution metric calculated by dividing the waist circumference with the hip circumference.

Obesity rates for Black children and adolescents are 22.4% in the decade before the pandemic and 35% in the 2 years after the height of the COVID pandemic.