Body Mass Index

Adults who had an above-average BMI, overweight or obesity during childhood have increased risk for developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to data from a meeting abstract.

Adults with type 1 diabetes have greater reductions in body weight and HbA1c after using off-label semaglutide or tirzepatide than those not using either drug, according to data published in Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics.

Adults with obesity who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass achieved a greater excess BMI loss at 10 years compared with those who underwent a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, according to data published in JAMA Surgery.

The percentage of U.S. adults with obesity did not significantly rise from 2013 to 2023, though a small uptick in the rate of obesity was seen for children and adolescents, according to data published in JAMA.

Central obesity measures of waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio appear to be more accurate and consistent indicators of colorectal cancer incidence compared with BMI, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

Researchers found an independent association between increased intermuscular fat, not BMI, and major CV events and coronary microvascular function, according to a study published in the European Heart Journal.

Increased intermuscular fat, not BMI, was independently associated with coronary microvascular function and major adverse CV events, according to new data published in the European Heart Journal.

Adults with obesity receiving once-weekly semaglutide 7.2 mg lost a higher proportion of their body weight at 72 weeks than adults receiving semaglutide 2.4 mg, according to top-line results from the STEP UP phase 3b trial.

A new international commission report has proposed new criteria for diagnosing obesity that could dramatically change the way it is categorized and managed in the future.

Prucalopride was safe and effective in increasing the frequency of complete spontaneous bowel movements in patients with chronic idiopathic constipation, regardless of age, BMI or renal function, according to data.