Explore the benefits of exercise for kidney disease and type 2 diabetes, plus its challenges and how to incorporate physical ...

About 1 in 3 Australian adults (32%) has a body-mass index (BMI) of 30 or above. A further 34% has a BMI of 25 or above.

Researchers found both Nordic walking and strength training can help prevent muscle loss after menopause – but one may work ...

In daily practice, physicians need a quick and simple way to assess whether a patient's weight presents a health risk. For decades, the body mass index (BMI) has been used for this purpose, with ...

A new Harvard and Mass General Brigham study suggests that nearly 70 percent of U.S. adults could be classified as obese ...

A few weeks ago as I was putting my shoes on after a Sunday morning barre session, I overheard a pair of fellow class-takers talking about their exercise schedule for the week: barre today, then an at ...

The measurement we primarily use to determine if someone is obese, overweight, or metabolically healthy is called the body mass index (BMI). It can be calculated based on weight and height (Centers ...

With glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) agonists now close to inducing weight loss at levels only seen before through surgical intervention, obesity specialists say patients on these drugs are ...

A team of cancer scientists and clinicians at the University of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton have received £1.2million from World Cancer Research Fund to improve breast cancer ...

Patients wanting to lower their risk for breast cancer should focus on eating a clean and healthy diet, getting sufficient ...