Decades of research and news articles espousing an “obesity epidemic” and tons of weight-loss products launched under the ...

Metabolic Score for Insulin Resistance elevation was associated with increased risk for hypertension across multiple demographic factors.

New research suggests that a larger waist circumference is a bigger risk factor than body mass index (BMI) for ...

Swedish experts who analysed data from almost 340,000 people found those who gained a few inches on their waist were up to a quarter more likely to get an obesity related cancer.

Adults who had an above-average BMI, overweight or obesity during childhood have increased risk for developing chronic ...

Findings of a study comparing waist circumference to BMI for predicting the development of obesity-related cancers show that waist circumference is a stronger risk marker in men but not in women.

New research suggests that a larger waist circumference is a bigger risk factor than body mass index (BMI) for ...

The research shows that while women generally have better heart health profiles, they may experience a greater rise in ...

Time is a scarce resource at the doctor’s office, with the average visit lasting nearly 19 minutes, according to 2023 research published in Journal of the American Medical Association Health Forum.

While the number of smokers and heavy drinkers in the Netherlands continues to fall, obesity remains one of the country’s ...

Objective Asthma and type 2 diabetes are two important causes of morbidity globally. We examined both the association of type ...

New research to be presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025, Malaga, Spain, 11–14 May) shows that ...