Indians face higher diabetes and heart risks at lower body mass index (BMI) levels than Western populations.

The novel metabolic predictor emphasizes central adiposity, while integrating metabolites and other measures of metabolic ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been tracking obesity rates, as measured by BMI, since the 1980s, ...

While there is solid evidence that adolescent overweight and obesity are associated with coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke, less is known about the association between body mass index (BMI) and ...

Recent research demonstrates that comparing waist circumference to height could provide a more accurate picture than the body ...

Obesity is by far the most common risk factor for type 2 diabetes, but one in five people diagnosed with the disease are of a normal weight. A new test promises a novel way to estimate diabetes risk ...

Individuals with obesity may experience a lower incidence of acute complications following TBI, supporting the "obesity paradox." ...

Overweight patients showed worse progression-free and overall survival rates compared to normal weight and obese patients, indicating a U-shaped relationship between BMI and CAR T-cell therapy ...

Obesity and excess weight increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, but individuals of normal weight can also develop the disease. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered that ...

By Vijay Kumar Malesu A sweeping review shows that while calorie intake and BMI often appear normal in people with alcohol use disorder, poor diet quality, hidden deficiencies, and flawed assessment ...