'Skinny fat’ warning issued as study finds hidden obesity behind normal BMI

New research reveals that one in five people with normal BMIs have hidden abdominal obesity, facing 29% higher blood pressure ...

The first child-specific body scan charts could enable physicians to assess obesity risk

A Concordia-led research team has created one of the first reference charts showing how children's adipose (fat) and muscle ...
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RESEARCH: New Concordia-led study develops the first child-specific body scan charts to assess obesity risk

Researchers created age- and sex-based reference curves using full-body scans, offering a more accurate way to spot early ...
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Experts say new obesity definition includes millions more Americans

A new definition of obesity endorsed by 76 health organizations could dramatically increase the number of Americans ...

Weight loss drugs are bringing down the country's obesity rate, a survey shows

The Gallup National Health and Well-Being Index shows that GLP-1 weight loss drugs are having an effect: The U.S. obesity ...
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NodThera Charts Obesity Future with First Patients Dosed in Phase 2 RESOLVE-1 Trial of Oral NLRP3 Inflammasome Inhibitor NT-0796

Pioneering small-molecule program, NT-0796, targets chronic inflammation and its fundamental role in the complex cycle of weight regulation Oral, brain-penetrant NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitor being ...
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LOCALIZE IT: Obesity remains high in the US, but more states are showing progress, report finds

For the first time in more than a decade, the number of states with rates of obesity of 35% or more has dropped, an encouraging sign that America’s epidemic of excess weight might be improving. But ...