Johns Hopkins University researchers have found that nearly all adults identified as having obesity based on body mass index ...

We’re used to hearing the medical community talk about our BMI (Body Mass Index) as a way to determine if we’re obese.  The ...

Among the 2,225 adults in the study, all under 60 years of age, 39.7% had obesity as defined only by higher BMI, while 39.1% ...

“It is really humbling to see how many people in the USA have a BMI > 40, particularly among certain race/ethnic groups.” The study showed that class III obesity was most strongly associated ...

Adults who had an above-average BMI trajectory as children had an increased risk for COPD after age 40 years. Similar associations between childhood BMI and COPD risk were observed for both men ...

Individuals who transition from overweight to obese during adulthood may face a higher ovarian cancer risk, highlighting the ...

Risks correlated with obesity class and were typically higher among people with a BMI of 40 or higher. Obesity was most strongly linked with obstructive sleep apnea. Obesity was tied with 16 ...

young adults (20-39 years old), middle-aged adults (40-59 years old) and seniors (60-79 years old). They were compared with each other after being matched by body weight and BMI. The results reveal ...

In people with HIV taking antiretroviral therapy, excessive visceral abdominal fat drives cardiovascular disease risk, even ...