Overweight and obesity are growing public health challenges in the Philippines. In just over two decades, the prevalence of overweight and obesity among Filipino adults has doubled, rising from 20% in ...

Women with higher levels of body fat sometimes struggle to conceive and can face greater health risks during pregnancy.

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A new study reports that measurements that detect body fat are a more accurate predictor of mortality risk than body mass ...

Research led by the Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany has ...

Referral to catheter ablation should not be delayed until the patient loses weight, say researchers for the PRAGUE-25 trial. But experts highlight the positive results for lifestyle changes in the ...

There is a significant prevalence of fibrosis among adults with SLD, especially among individuals with severe obesity and high alcohol consumption.

According to the latest edition of The Cancer Atlas, lower-income nations are experiencing a rise in lung, colorectal and ...

UK’s Healthy Food Standard mandates retailers to increase healthier product sales, targeting obesity reduction and easing NHS ...

Methods and analysis A mixed methods design will be undertaken in a metropolitan health service area in Perth, Western Australia in 2019–2020. A systems inventory audit will be used to identify ...

The US Supreme Court on Friday upheld a key provision of the Affordable Care Act that requires health plans to fully cover many preventive health care services recommended by a federal panel.