People who are healthy and slim when they are young may become obese in middle-age because of their genes, scientists have ...

Brazilian Claudia Oliveira, now 52, said she was “depressed” before her weight loss, but bodybuilding saved her life.

When both parents were obese in middle age, their children had six times higher odds of living ... Researchers admitted it could not be established whether this was a result of 'fat' genes, ...

“You also have a higher risk of things like insulin resistance and diabetes, which can sometimes contribute to some of the fat deposits,” she says. Further, explains Tang, also a menopause ...

Scientists at deCODE genetics have published a study in Nature Communications that sheds light on how body mass index (BMI) influences the risk of various diseases that are comorbid with obesity ...

More children have overweight in regions with high rates of single parenthood, low education levels, low income and high child poverty. The pandemic may also have reinforced this trend. More ...

“Young Middle Eastern women who are obese or overweight are facing a higher risk ... with ages ranging from 18 years to 50 years old. The average age of the participants was approximately ...

There’s nothing like warm weather and the prospect of wearing a strappy top or pair of trunks to draw attention to your ...

Analysts rate a stock "overweight" to advise buying more shares for better portfolio performance. Overweighting a stock involves investors increasing their allocation beyond average weights.

Slightly overweight stroke survivors have a lower risk of sustaining disabilities. New research adds another aspect to the obesity paradox but also highlights the importance of considering the ...

Research Design and Methods: There were 522 middle-aged, overweight subjects with impaired glucose tolerance who were randomized to either a usual care control group or an intensive lifestyle ...

While the popular image of a middle-aged overweight male snorer holds true, in fact, many women also snore, particularly after the menopause – and almost everyone snores at some point.