Researchers suggest that extra fat and muscle in overweight individuals may provide reserves that help the body recover from ...

BMI is a measure of body weight relative to height. The goal for most people is to have a BMI that’s over 18 and under 25.

New research reveals that one in five people with normal BMIs have hidden abdominal obesity, facing 29% higher blood pressure ...

The truth is that around 80% of cancers are “sporadic”, meaning they are not caused by hereditary mutations but by external factors that damage DNA over time. This includes what we eat and breathe, as ...

The RunStar 8E SmartScan Pro Body Fat Scale not only tracks over 21 body composition stats, but can also measure the ...

Implementation of a new definition of obesity yields a substantial increase in the prevalence of obesity, according to a study.

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People with obesity have an increased risk of developing diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), according to a new report that looked at correlations between genetically determined body mass index ...

New research continues to show that many people meet the criteria for obesity and associated health problems, even if their ...

A new study on the worldwide prevalence of ‘abdominal obesity’ tied belly fat in ‘normal’ weight people to hypertension, ...

Background Numerous studies have found associations between parental socio-economic position (SEP) and offspring asthma.