A critical look at metabolically healthy obesity and metabolically unhealthy normal weight—and what they mean for evidence-based, weight-inclusive care.

The number of people classified as having a "healthy weight" is the lowest in nearly 15 years. (Getty Images) Talk around weight in the United States has reached a fever pitch thanks to the popularity ...

New research continues to show that many people meet the criteria for obesity and associated health problems, even if their BMI looks fine. Reading time 2 minutes Your number on the bathroom scale ...

New research from Denmark challenges long-held assumptions about body weight and health, revealing that being overweight—or even moderately obese—does not necessarily increase the risk of death ...

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, Vol. 36 (2017), pp. 1-10 (10 pages) Background: Central obesity (CO) confers a significant threat on the cardio-metabolic health of individuals, ...

A study has provided new insights into the role of the brain as a crucial control center and the origin of obesity and type 2 diabetes. The hormone insulin plays a key role in the development of ...

Nearly 115 million American adults, more than one in three aged 18 and older, have prediabetes, a condition where blood sugar ...