These groups promote body positivity and overall health education while also helping to challenge body size discrimination and diet culture.

Volume 17, Issue 6, on May 30, 2025, titled "Impact of waist-to-hip and waist-to-height ratios on physical performance: ...

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

When it comes to measuring weight, BMI is the acronym everyone loves to hate, but authors of a new study say a different ...

A NEW weight loss jab that only needs to be taken once monthly leads to “substantial weight loss”, according to early trials. Drugs like Wegovy and Mounjaro – or diabetes jab Ozem… ...

Obesity: 7 scary ways excess weight raises cancer risk in women, how to cut it down Link between obesity and cancer: Obesity significantly raises women’s risk of several cancers, including ...

Wegovy, a weight-loss injection containing semaglutide, has arrived in India, offering a new approach to combatting obesity and related metabolic issu ...

The average U.S. male adult teetered on the verge of being obese. And the average U.S. female adult tipped the scale into obesity. Meanwhile, as children entered their teens, their average weight ...

Weight loss drugs stop working if you hit a weight loss plateau. Not making lifestyle changes or taking them inconsistently can also play a role.

Risks of childbirth at an advanced maternal age explored using Swedish birth records.

Medically reviewed by Amelia MacIntyre, DO The average weight for men 20 years and older in the United States is just under 200 pounds, at 199.8 pounds. Though it's helpful to understand, the average ...