The Latest Breaking News from Obesity

Legislation is aimed to bring the country in line with England.

Body mass index has long been used by doctors as the standard method for measuring health – and often still is. But earlier this month, the American Medical Association (AMA) adopted a new policy that cautions medical professionals from using the body mass index (BMI) as a stand-alone clinical tool…

Amid the buzz around weight loss drugs and rising rates of obesity worldwide, many health care professionals are questioning one of the key measures that has long been used to define obesity.

In the absence of proper policy, ‘the war on obesity’ always needs something – or someone – to blame for its failures, says author Karen Throsby

Losing significant amounts of weight may soon be as easy as taking a daily pill

Endoscopinc equipment for bariatric surgery showcased

Currently, more than half a billion people have diabetes and almost all have type 2, which is linked to obesity

For families dealing with food insecurity, the challenge is usually one of food quality as much as food quantity. Read further on Dynamite News:

"Doing nothing now is not an option" - chief executive of the NHS

Unhealthy lifestyles and environmental factors trigger metabolic disorder, says University of Washington study

"Unhealthy diets need to improve, but the simple answer of blaming the individual is the wrong one"