After menopause, individuals with cardiovascular disease and weight gain may face a higher risk of breast cancer, recent ...

July 8 (UPI) -- Older women carrying excess weight have a higher risk of a life-threatening double-whammy, a new study says.

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 compares body mass index (BMI) with body fat percentage and finds the latter is far more reliable in predicting ...

A body mass index (BMI) of 25 kg/m2 or greater is more strongly associated with breast cancer according to new research from ...

Losing weight isn’t always winning at health, say experts challenging the long-standing obsession with BMI and dieting. New ...

A new cross-cultural study involving participants from China, Lithuania, and the United Kingdom found that men with a body ...

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

HealthDay News — The European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) framework may offer a more sensitive measure of obesity than traditional body mass index (BMI), according to a study published ...

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