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.

Older women with larger waist circumference may be at a much greater risk of dying for any given BMI, according to ...

About 1 in 5 classified as overweight based on BMI alone considered to have obesity according to European society definition.

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, July 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Older women carrying excess weight have a ...

A MUM-OF-TWO who shed almost half her bodyweight using fat jabs has shared the one piece of advice she wish she knew before ...

A new study has found that your belly might reveal more about your brain health than your bathroom scales do, especially if ...

AFTER ditching Mounjaro for two weeks to go on holiday, a mother has shared what really happens when you stop taking fat jabs.  Carmel Elizabeth Smith, a mother from the UK, weighed 16 stone ...

Globally, obesity is a growing public health crisis, affecting millions and leading to premature deaths. India faces a ...

The most prevalent complications among newly identified people with obesity were hypertension, arthritis, diabetes, and ...

The difference between your BMI and BRI, how to assess your body composition with these tools, and what to do if your numbers ...

The higher a person’s body mass index (BMI), the higher their risk for complications after bariatric surgery, such as higher rates of emergency department visits and readmissions, according to a study ...

New research reveals that excess weight is linked to an especially high risk of developing breast cancer in postmenopausal women with cardiovascular disease. The findings are published by Wiley online ...