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

Women with higher levels of body fat sometimes struggle to conceive and can face greater health risks during pregnancy.

The Baguio City Police Office (BCPO) on Friday said it is taking steps to help 137 of its personnel found to be overweight or ...

Researchers found that higher relative fat mass (RFM), a measure of visceral body fat, is significantly associated with ...

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.

The higher a person’s BMI, the higher their risk for complications after bariatric surgery, such as higher rates of ED visits and readmissions.

Breast cancer patients may have inferior recurrence-free survival after neoadjuvant chemotherapy if they are overweight or obese at diagnosis.

A 14-month randomized trial in older African American adults with obesity found that adopting a Mediterranean diet, with or ...

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

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