America’s obesity rate looks to be plateauing—again.

A study was undertaken to determine whether this ‘obesity paradox’ persists in the long term and to examine the specific relationship of central obesity with outcomes after ACS. Methods The ...

It is common knowledge that obesity, excess sugar and carbohydrate intake as well as sedentary lifestyle increase the risk of ...

Obesity, especially abdominal obesity, is central to the metabolic syndrome and is strongly related to polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in women. Obese women are particularly susceptible to ...

Only 13% of the population was considered obese in the 1960s. Then after the obesity epidemic hit between 1976 and 1980, it exacerbated as the reliance on processed foods increased. stock.adobe ...

Conclusions Our findings indicate that in asymptomatic volunteers, waist belt and central obesity cause partial hiatus herniation and short-segment acid reflux. This provides a plausible explanation ...

Obesity is high and holding steady in the U.S., but the proportion of those with severe obesity — especially women — has climbed since a decade ago, according to new government research.

Outcome measures Anthropometric obesity measures that demonstrated stronger predictive ability of identifying women at increased CVD risk and likelihood of being above the promulgated treatment ...