New data reveals rising abdominal obesity in India, with visceral fat increasing risks of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and ...

—A South Korean cohort study established that abdominal obesity showed a more robust, dose-dependent association with migraine risk than BMI. A large-scale prospective cohort study from South Korea ...

A new study on the impact of excess weight around the midsection — aka abdominal obesity — raises questions about causes, harms, and fixes. A large new study found that about 1 in 5 adults worldwide ...

One in two South Koreans aged 75 or older has been found to have abdominal obesity, according to a report by the Korean ...

When it comes to body types, it’s not just how much weight you carry — it’s where you store it. Research shows that people with apple-shaped bodies — those with a wider midsection and less defined ...

A study of more than 5,000 people over 12 years showed that simple measures to assess the two conditions can facilitate the diagnosis of sarcopenic obesity without complex tests, such as MRI and CT ...

Objective Low body fat and high physical activity levels are key lifestyle factors in cancer prevention, but the interplay of abdominal obesity and physical activity on cancer risk remains unknown. We ...

A study by researchers at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) in Brazil, in partnership with University College London (UCL) in the United Kingdom, concluded that the combination of ...

New research to be presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025, Malaga, Spain, 11-14 May) shows an association between the amount of sodium consumed in the diet and the risk of ...

New research being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Malaga, Spain (11-14 May), reveals that 3- to 4- year olds in rural areas are more likely to be living with overweight ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Abdominal fat was more strongly associated with psoriasis risk compared with overall body fat. The findings ...