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

What is obesity? Here's what you need to know about the disease expected to impact 50% of adults worldwide by 2050.

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 ...

Body size and excess weight, conventionally assessed using body mass index (BMI), are well-established risk factors for many types of cancer. However, new research to be presented at this year's ...

Researchers have developed a smartphone app that uses machine learning to accurately determine body composition—which is ...

Body mass index (BMI), which is measured by taking a person’s body weight and dividing the square of their height, has long ...