For most people, type 2 diabetes is preceded by a condition called prediabetes. In prediabetes, your body is starting to ...

A genetic predisposition to having lower insulin production and less healthy fat distribution are major causes of early-onset ...

A genetic predisposition to having lower insulin production and less healthy fat distribution are major causes of early-onset type 2 diabetes in British Asian people.

America faces a growing obesity crisis with rising health issues, economic burdens, and societal impacts, according to a new ...

Genetic vulnerabilities of producing lower levels of insulin and having an unhealthy distribution of fat could be major ...

Under the proposal, only those who are considered obese — someone who has a body mass index of 30 or higher — would qualify ...

Millions of obese Americans could have weight-loss drugs like Wegovy or Ozempic covered by Medicare or Medicaid under a new ...

Body mass index (BMI), a simple calculation based on a person’s weight and height, may hold clues about the early stages of ...

Individuals categorized as fit, even if overweight or obese, did not exhibit a notable rise in cardiovascular disease or ...

A new study aimed at exploring the relationship between obesity and multiple sclerosis severity using genetic data finds that ...

As rates of obesity, as defined by body mass index (BMI), continue to climb in the United States, so have efforts to lose weight, including a new era of weight-loss drugs. Yet a new systematic review ...

In this cross-sectional study, postpartum depression (PPD) diagnosis increased significantly across all racial and ethnic groups and body mass index (BMI) categories over the past decade. While rising ...