Recent research found that BMI is not a good predictor of mortality, adding to a growing body of evidence against the health ...

A new study compares body mass index (BMI) with body fat percentage and finds the latter is far more reliable in predicting ...

Using a 2024 obesity framework, 18.8 percent of the adults previously been categorized as “overweight” now fit under the ...

High BMI may raise ovarian cancer risk in premenopausal women due to hormonal imbalance and insulin resistance.

Thyroid cancer burden attributable to high BMI was increasing between 1990 and 2021 in the US, especially among men and older ...

Women who developed a cardiovascular disease or type 2 diabetes were at a higher risk of developing breast cancer post ...

An oral melanocortin-4 receptor agonist conferred significant BMI reductions among adolescents and adults with hypothalamic ...

In the study, it was discovered that each increase of 5 kg/m in BMI prompted a 31% higher risk of breast cancer in women who ...

Severe obesity is associated with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH)-related spinal radiographic changes among ...

As per a prospective cohort study, waist circumference along with BMI modestly improves the prediction of which postmenopausal women are at a higher risk for premature death.

Northwestern Medicine has launched a program to help patients who have concerns related to obesity and are planning a ...