Obesity was tied with an increased risk of developing 16 health outcomes, a large longitudinal study showed. Risks correlated ...

Studies have shown that there are variations in prostate size with increasing degrees of obesity. Serum levels of insulin and leptin, BMI and abdominal obesity were compared in 200 men with benign ...

A new study have indicated that more the women are obese, higher would be the prevalence of health risks like hypertension, diabetes and hypercholesterolemia. A new study which estimated obesity ...

Obesity has traditionally been considered a risk factor for various diseases. However, it is increasingly recognized as a disease by medical societies and governments. The 2020 Canadian Adult ...

She holds a Print Journalism BA Hons Degree and an NCTJ Diploma in Journalism ... with one in six facing obesity. The staggering rise in global obesity among young people has raised alarms with ...

They used body mass index (BMI) to assess the patients’ degree of obesity. BMI is obtained by dividing weight in kilograms by height in meters, then dividing the result by the height again.

Treatment is individualised based on co-morbidity and degree of obesity: surgery would be the preferred approach for a patient with advanced obesity with complications, whereas medical management ...