New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and also take into account health ...

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GST compensation cess is a specific tax established within the framework of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) system in India.

In 2016, ahead of the US presidential election, the National Academy of Medicine launched the strategic initiative Vital Directions for Health and Health Care—a series of papers on critical areas of ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), for instance, lists 20 diseases as chronic—including stroke, autism, and cancer. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMMS) lists 15, ...

Do people with obesity have an illness? A panel of global health experts looking at this controversial question announced Wednesday that the definition of obesity should be split into two categories - ...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16, 2025—Developing economies—which fuel 60 percent of global growth—are projected to finish the first quarter of the 21st century with the weakest long-term growth outlook since 2000 ...

Obesity New Definition: Indian doctors have redefined obesity with new guidelines that consider the unique health challenges faced by the population. Listen to Story Indian doctors have given obesity ...

A group of global experts is proposing ... as obese would no longer meet the definition, preliminary analysis suggests. And about 20% of people with serious health effects but lower BMI would ...

In Tuesday's issue of The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, dozens of international medical experts and people with lived experience are proposing a major change to how obesity is diagnosed because ...