I do believe it will help me live a healthier and happier life overall,” said one Petaluma resident who lost 119 pounds after ...

A well-managed body shape can be attractive to the opposite intimacy. Pointing to the recent limitations of body mass index (BMI), 'Waist-Hip-Ratio (WHR)', which is a number that divides the waist ...

In recent years, mobile applications designed to monitor health-related behaviors have gained popularity, with several ...

How long it takes to lose weight can vary based on a number of factors, such as age, medications you take, your activity ...

New York lawmakers are pushing to strengthen laws banning false, predatory marketing and advertising for unhealthy foods to curb childhood obesity.

Apremilast treatment in patients with psoriatic arthritis leads to favorable changes in body composition and improves disease ...

Researchers consider the weight-adjusted waist index a more precise predictor of mortality risk in patients with ...

New York lawmakers are pushing to strengthen laws banning false, predatory marketing and advertising for unhealthy foods to curb childhood obesity.

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 ...

HealthDay News — Adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs) mediate a small proportion of the association between prepregnancy obesity and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in midlife, according to a study ...

Shockingly, around two in every five Americans are considered obese, as the world grapples with an obesity problem ...