Body size and excess weight, conventionally assessed using body mass index (BMI), are well-established risk factors for many ...

A landmark international study has provided robust evidence that elevated levels of prolactin, a hormone involved in breast development, increase ...

The size of a man’s waistband is a better predictor of cancer risk than traditional body mass index measurements, research ...

Cross-sectional studies and Mendelian randomization show that insulin resistance and chronic inflammation mediate the ...

Waist circumference (WC) is a stronger risk marker than BMI for developing obesity-related cancers in men, but not women, ...

Among women, the associations were weaker and similar for both WC and BMI. For example, both an increase of about ... and abnormal blood fat levels. Consequently, individuals with similar BMIs may ...