Bill Cassidy said in a statement. “It will help us to better understand obesity and that will, in turn, inform policy making in Washington, D.C.” Pennington, a campus of LSU, has been a ...

Maps show the U.S. states with the healthiest diets, based on fruit and vegetables, alcohol, food insecurity, and diseases.

A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass index, that could change clinical care.

The way the world defines obesity has been in need of an overhaul, according to some experts, and it could be coming soon thanks to a new set of standards.

In a statement to PBS News, Dr. David Cummings — an obesity expert at the University of Washington and another researcher on the commission — said that the goal of the new report is “to get ...

New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and take into account health problems from extra weight and other measurements.

Recently, an international commission proposed a revised definition of obesity that focuses on how ... and adjunct associate professor at George Washington University. She previously was Baltimore ...

RFK Jr.'s confirmation hearings continue today as he appears before a second Senate committee. Follow STAT's live updates.

Trump vows Mexico, Canada tariffs to start Feb 1 after using press conference to blast DEI once again: Live - The president said neither country has been ‘good to us on trade’ and the U.S. did not nee

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Republicans and Democrats on the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee grilled Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on his views about vaccinations Thursday as they weighed whether to confirm President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Health and Human Services.

A new study finds that three quarters of American adults and half of adolescents are too heavy. That's making more of us sick and creating enormous health care costs.

The government approved a Mutual Credit Guarantee Scheme to enhance credit availability for micro, small, and medium manufacturing sectors, under the