The guidance on existing tools for obesity management can help clinicians treat patients with or at risk for chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Question: I read that physicians were moving away from the body mass index. But at my last physical, my BMI was used. Is my ...

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After Winnebago County Public Health unveiled new Public Health Vending Machines (PHVM) on Sept. 20, officials noticed a ...

those with a BMI of 40 or higher have severe obesity. BMI is regarded as a flawed tool but remains widely used by doctors to screen for obesity. “Seeing increases in severe obesity is even more ...

Obesity is high and holding steady in the U.S., but the proportion of those with severe obesity — especially women — has climbed since a decade ago, according to new government research. The U.S.