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.

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

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.

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 ...

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

Researchers have provided robust scientific evidence that ailments like depression, high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, ...

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 ...

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

Higher body mass index (BMI) is a known risk factor for breast cancer in postmenopausal women. The study, published in the peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society CANCER, unravels how the ...

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 ...