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

New Delhi, March 23 (IANS): Waist circumference (WC) is a stronger risk marker than BMI for developing obesity-related cancers in men, but not women, says a new study. BMI is a measure of body size, ...

Specifically, a child is three to four times more likely to become an obese adult if their mom was obese, researchers ...

New research presented at the Congress on Obesity reveals significant differences in body composition among people with ...

Body mass index (BMI) is a key way to assess weight status and determine if someone has a normal weight, overweight, or ...

The study to be presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025) in Malaga, Spain, conducted by experts from Italy ...

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

Body mass index (BMI ... particularly in men. In women, these variations are more subtle, but a trend emerges: with age, abdominal fat increases (from +1.23% to +4.21%), while muscle mass in ...

Experts advocate maintaining BMI 25 standard for obesity at Korean health conference Health experts call for adherence to BMI ...

Body mass index (BMI) is key method for measuring a person's weight status, and defining if they have normal weight, overweight, or obesity.

Eighty-two million adults spend an estimated $28 billion on gym memberships each year. Why? Some people exercise to prevent ...