In addition, the anthropometric classification system does not take into account comorbid conditions, although obesity-related morbidity greatly depends on risk factors other than body weight.

Dr Rajeev Narang, Professor and Head of Department of Cardiology, emphasised that obesity is treatable and urged people to ...

The Allurion swallowable intragastric balloon offers a safe, effective and minimally invasive method of losing weight.

Researchers examined the long-term effect of different responses to pediatric obesity treatment on critical health outcomes in young adulthood.

The team categorized pediatric obesity treatment response, based on changes in body mass index standard deviation score, as ...

Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's national appeal to address the rising obesity burden in India, experts from the All ...

The increase in morbidity and mortality associated with obesity has also been documented in critical care populations of obese patients. A 2001 study [12] demonstrated that hospital length of stay ...

India revises obesity guidelines after 15 years, emphasizing body fat distribution and health risks for Asian Indian ...

This cohort study demonstrated that good response to pediatric obesity treatment was associated with reduced long-term morbidity, such as type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, and hypertension. Additionally, ...

Dr Ray O’Connor takes a look at the latest clinical papers on the growing global health problem of childhood obesity ...

The use of bariatric surgery for the treatment of morbid obesity has increased dramatically ... which measured the 30-day morbidity and mortality of 4,776 patients who underwent one of the three ...