A new University of Florida Health study shows that body mass index, or BMI — commonly used to measure obesity and health ...

Body weight significantly influenced right heart function and survival in pulmonary arterial hypertension, with both extremes ...

Fat tissue secretes hormones known as adipokines. Patients with obesity have a larger amount of leptin than a normal ...

Obesity and heart failure often go together, making treatment more complicated. Now, health experts have released new ...

After my last WiFi-enabled smart scale broke and refused to connect to the Internet anymore, I sought something simpler ...

A new study published in Scientific Reports found a woman’s waist circumference could be a better predictor of infertility than her actual weight. Being overweight is a known risk factor for ...

Dr Rommel Tickoo, Director, Internal Medicine, Max Healthcare, on being diagnosed with Grade 1 fatty liver and his lifestyle corrections ...

Understanding what is known so far about the similarities between people and dogs is crucial, as this can reveal whether ...

Type 2 diabetes remission and weight loss rates are significantly higher among adults who replace diet beverages with water.

The global prevalence of OA attributed to high BMI has steadily increased over the past 3 decades, particularly among women and in high-SDI regions.

A new study compares body mass index (BMI) with body fat percentage and finds the latter is far more reliable in predicting ...