India faces a growing obesity crisis. Discover new GLP-1 drugs like Mounjaro, Wegovy, Ozempic, and the tangible benefits of ...

—A South Korean cohort study established that abdominal obesity showed a more robust, dose-dependent association with migraine risk than BMI. A large-scale prospective cohort study from South Korea ...

A study of more than 5,000 people over 12 years showed that simple measures to assess the two conditions can facilitate the diagnosis of sarcopenic obesity without complex tests, such as MRI and CT ...

A new study on the impact of excess weight around the midsection — aka abdominal obesity — raises questions about causes, harms, and fixes. A large new study found that about 1 in 5 adults worldwide ...

The combination of excess abdominal fat and loss of muscle in older adults increases the risk of death by 83%, according to a study published in Aging Clinical and Experimental Research. Researchers ...

A study by researchers at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) in Brazil, in partnership with University College London (UCL) in the United Kingdom, concluded that the combination of ...

The results of a population study presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR) 2017 showed that, in women, being overweight or obese, as defined by body mass index (BMI ), ...

Objective Low body fat and high physical activity levels are key lifestyle factors in cancer prevention, but the interplay of abdominal obesity and physical activity on cancer risk remains unknown. We ...

India is dealing with a strange contradiction. We still talk about undernutrition, but at the same time, obesity is rising ...

That stubborn belly fat isn’t harmless. Doctors explain how it weakens abdominal muscles, increasing the risk of hernia. Follow these tips to reduce belly fat.

When it comes to body types, it’s not just how much weight you carry — it’s where you store it. Research shows that people with apple-shaped bodies — those with a wider midsection and less defined ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Abdominal fat was more strongly associated with psoriasis risk compared with overall body fat. The findings ...