Waist circumference is a stronger predictor of obesity-related cancer risk than BMI in men, but not in women, due to differences in fat distribution and metabolic activity. Body size and excess weight ...

Individuals who transition from overweight to obese during adulthood may face a higher ovarian cancer risk, highlighting the ...

A new study has found that over 1 in 5 boys and men in Canada and the United States may meet the diagnostic criteria for an ...

Johns Hopkins University researchers have found that nearly all adults identified as having obesity based on body mass index ...

New research to be presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025, Malaga, Spain, 11-14 May) shows that the internationally recognized body mass index (BMI) cut-off points greatly ...

Among the 2,225 adults in the study, all under 60 years of age, 39.7% had obesity as defined only by higher BMI, while 39.1% had confirmed excess adiposity when using diagnostic criteria recently laid ...

Nearly all U.S. adults with obesity as diagnosed by BMI also have an elevated waist circumference or excess body fat, ...

A UK advisory committee concluded that non-sugar sweeteners may help adults lose a small amount of weight in the short term ...

Nonsmokers diagnosed with obesity-related cancers had lower risk for death if they adhered to American Cancer Society nutrition and physical activity guideline for cancer survivors, according to ...

L to R: NAB’s President & CEO Curtis LeGeyt; NFL Network’s Rich Eisen accepts Television Hall of Fame Award for the NFL; BMI songwriter and Radio Hall of Fame inductee John Oates and BMI’s P ...

Emotional eating and body dissatisfaction mediate links between BMI changes and mental health. These psychosocial factors ...