Excess fat stored around the waist (belly weight or visceral fat), indicated by measuring waist size, was more strongly ...

In a clinical practice guideline issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics, in partnership with the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, recommendations ...

A new report indicates that 70% of diet pill users experience side effects, including severe issues like suicidal thoughts. The study, involving 257 participants aged 19 to 64, found that 60% were not ...

This week, Mad in America examines three studies around mental health diagnosis, psychotropic drug use, obesity, and diabetes ...

New research suggests that measures of excess weight around the waist (central obesity or visceral fat) may increase the risk of heart failure primarily due to inflammation, according to findings ...

The World Health Organization also recommends using a z-score for diagnosing faltering weight, in addition to growth charts.

Ifenyinwa Chizube Ndulue-Nonso attended 15 NHS job interviews and managed to learn the correct answers through feedback - but she was rumbled just two days into her specialist role ...

The AHA released a statement for malnutrition and cachexia in patients with cardiac conditions, and discuss clinical strategies for support and management.

Early evidence suggests GLP-1s were linked to lower risks of developing substance use disorders — from alcohol to opioids — and to fewer overdoses and deaths in people with existing addictions.

John “Gabe” Horneff, an orthopedic surgeon at Pennsylvania Hospital, had noticed a peculiar trend: Some patients taking GLP-1s would come in with significant tendon injuries from relatively minor ...

Weight loss drugs have been linked to an increased risk of premature births among women who took them inadvertently just ...

AS I nervously uploaded a photo from my phone onto a pharmacy website, I took a deep breath before hitting send. As a size 8, ...