A landmark study finds waist-to-height ratio more effective than BMI in identifying obesity risk, as central fat levels rise ...

This article was reviewed by Lynn Marie Morski, MD, JD. Where Do You Lose Weight First? Key takeaways: Different people lose weight in different places first.

In a video, the two doctors refer to something called the string test. It involves taking a piece of string, standing on one ...

A pair of doctors have teamed up to show a simple trick which could be better tool to measure someone's health than body mass ...

The META-AF trial found fewer recurrences of atrial arrhythmias, a benefit unexplained by weight loss or glycemic control.

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HealthDay News — There are some significant sex differences in blood-based biomarkers during concussion recovery in teenagers, according to a study published in the November/December issue of the ...

Higher maternal BMI before pregnancy is linked to increased risks of epilepsy and intellectual disability in young children, ...

Higher body mass index (BMI) after diagnosis is linked to better survival outcomes in patients with localized renal cell ...

Obesity severity is incrementally associated with a broad range of cardiometabolic and renal disease burden, as discovered by ...

In a retrospective analysis, patients with colon cancer taking GLP-1 agonists had a 62% lower risk of 5-year mortality ...

This would not be the first time that public-health experts have prematurely celebrated the peak of America’s obesity crisis.