Body size and excess weight, conventionally assessed using body mass index (BMI), are well-established risk factors for many ...

Critics are once again questioning the efficacy of BMI as a tool for diagnosing obesity, suggesting that a more holistic ...

The size of a man’s waistband is a better predictor of cancer risk than traditional body mass index (BMI) measurements, ...

The higher the BMI, the more a person is at risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes.However, a new study has found that BMI ...

Later puberty in young men is linked to lower bone volume and lean mass, but a healthier body composition. Earlier puberty ...

Wedded to weight gain? New research shows a shocking link between marriage and excess pounds. A team from the National ...

The latest study also shows that men’s total body fat increases compared to lean muscle mass as they age - but women appear ...

Since a BMI calculation is based solely on your height and weight, being female or male does not factor into how that number is calculated. That said, there are differences between men and women ...

New research to be presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025, Malaga, Spain, 11-14 May) shows that having an overweight or obesity trajectory during childhood is associated with ...

The size of a man’s waistband is a better predictor of cancer risk than traditional body mass index (BMI) measurements, research has found.

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 ...