To keep weight in check, it is not only important to consider what we eat, but also the times at which we eat. According to a study published in the
More than one-third of adults in the United States have metabolic syndrome, a cluster of conditions that significantly raise a person’s risk of heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes.
Individuals struggling with obesity face a number of social and health difficulties, but those problems are less severe if they live in areas where obesity is prevalent, a new study
Overweight is a major contributor to complications during pregnancy and childbirth — this applies to both women born in Sweden and women who have moved here, something that has not
Hepatocellular carcinoma, a type of liver cancer associated with hepatitis infections, is known to have a high recurrence rate after cancer removal. Recent advances in antiviral therapy have reduced the
A subject’s waist is measured during an obesity prevention study in Chicago on Jan. 20, 2010. Credit: AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File Obesity is high and holding steady in the
For women and men, body mass index (BMI) outside of the normal range is associated with increased time to pregnancy and odds of miscarriage, according to a study published online
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A pioneering study, presented at the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) Congress 2024, demonstrates the significant potential of semaglutide in treating hidradenitis suppurative (HS),
Trajectories of body roundness index (BRI) among the CHARLS participants. Credit: Journal of the American Heart Association (2024). DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.124.034768 Having a high body roundness index (BRI) over a 6-year
Study design. Credit: European Journal of Pediatrics (2024). DOI: 10.1007/s00431-024-05744-8 Healthy recipes and subsidized meal boxes can go a long way in helping child obesity. These are the findings of
