Carrying excess weight can affect more than just your appearance; it can impact nearly every part of your body, from your heart and lungs to your liver, kidneys, and joints. According to the National ...

People who were overweight as children but achieve a normal weight by young adulthood appear to have a long-term risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) similar to what’s seen in people who were never ...

#FitIndiaHitIndia: Body Mass Index (BMI) is a useful tool that offers a quick estimation of your health. It helps you to keep ...

Dolan, who is a professor of obstetrics/gynecology and women’s health at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, New York, said the research “demonstrates a dose-response relationship between ...

Overweight patients with risk factors for heart disease should be sent by their doctors for "intensive behavioral counseling" about diet or exercise, according to new recommendations from the United ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Metformin lowered the risk for long COVID in adults with overweight or obesity across several analyses. More ...

It is possible to be “fat but fit”, new research being presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Vienna, Austria (15-19 September) suggests. The ...

Pre-pregnancy parental overweight and obesity is linked to the next generation’s heightened risk of developing fatty liver disease, a potential precursor to cirrhosis and liver failure, suggests ...

This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. Semaglutide — the active ingredient in the brand-name meds ...

Thirteen exposures demonstrated significant group separation, with ten higher in overweight participants; TBOEP showed a ...