July 8 (UPI) -- Older women carrying excess weight have a higher risk of a life-threatening double-whammy, a new study says.

More than 100 million Americans who qualify as overweight could see themselves tip into the obese category under newly ...

A body mass index (BMI) of 25 kg/m2 or greater is more strongly associated with breast cancer according to new research from ...

Model includes age, body mass index, hypertriglyceridemia, tumor staging, tumor grade, CA125 level, platelet count, fibrinogen level.

The authors analysed the results of 99 randomised clinical trials involving 6,582 adults to compare the effect of ...

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

Older women with larger waist circumference may be at a much greater risk of dying for any given BMI, according to ...

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.

New research reveals that excess weight is linked to an especially high risk of developing breast cancer in postmenopausal women with cardiovascular disease. The findings are published by Wiley online ...

New research reveals that excess weight is linked to an especially high risk of developing breast cancer in postmenopausal ...

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

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