New study shows how hidden visceral and liver fat can clog arteries and raise heart disease risk even in people who appear ...

In today’s diet patterns, hypertension is no longer coming from the salt we sprinkle on food — it is coming from the salt that is already inside processed and restaurant meals. People assume they are ...

Higher body mass index (BMI) after diagnosis is linked to better survival outcomes in patients with localized renal cell ...

Researchers examined the association between BMI trajectory and outcomes in RCC, finding worse OS in patients who lost weight after diagnosis.

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Recommendations for optimal gestational weight gain are different depending on a woman's body mass index (BMI), ranging from ...

A large study published in The Lancet Regional Health – Americas shows that waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) is a stronger and ...

Dispelling common misconceptions, this article clarifies that sugar alone doesn't cause diabetes, and carbohydrates can be ...

CKM approach is essential for addressing the nation's rising non-communicable disease burden, as experts at THE WEEK Health ...

No drugs are specifically indicated for MASLD, but the FDA has granted accelerated approval to two drugs for non-cirrhotic ...

In patients with renal cell carcinoma, greater abdominal adiposity and lower skeletal mass are associated with aggressive pathology.

Women with overweight or obesity had greater odds of discontinuing combined oral contraceptive pills due to perceived weight ...