Medically reviewed by Karina Tolentino, RD Key Takeaways A BMI of 40 kg/m2 or higher is considered morbidly obese. Morbid ...

Extremely obese people — those with a body mass index (BMI) greater than 40 kg/m 2 — have higher mortality rates, and most of these additional deaths are caused by cancer, heart disease, and diabetes, ...

Twenty percent of potentially eligible youth are prescribed glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs), with the odds of prescription higher with increasing age, increasing body mass index ...