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

Body weight significantly influenced right heart function and survival in pulmonary arterial hypertension, with both extremes ...

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

Study shows people with high body fat are 78% more likely to die and three times more likely to die from heart disease, ...

A new study reports that measurements that detect body fat are a more accurate predictor of mortality risk than body mass ...

Body fat percentage, waist circumference both significantly associated with 15-year all-cause mortality, heart disease mortality.

Results show that body fat analysis did indeed predict people’s risk of death from any cause and, specifically, for heart ...

Doctors should provide high quality, evidence based care reflecting individual preferences and needs, regardless of weight, argue Juan Franco and colleagues Doctors have traditionally recommended ...

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

Medical experts, including sports physicians from Medilux, emphasize that BMI should never be treated as a target in ...