Medically reviewed by Soma Mandal, MD In the U.S., the overall average body fat percentage is around 40% for women and 28% for men. Body fat (BF) percentage refers to the ratio of fat (adipose ...

Why obesity is more dangerous for men Building blocks of blood vessels found to be associated with inflammation and disease processes in male mice Date: January 9, 2023 Source: ...

Obesity: Men and women have different drivers that lead to weight gain. Written by Paul Ian Cross, PhD on April 13, 2023 — Fact checked by Catherine Carver, BA, MPH, MBChB.

Getting married triples the risk of obesity for men, according to new research. Tying the knot doesn't raise the risk of clinical obesity for women, say scientists. However, a Polish study found ...

Being married triples the risk of obesity in men, research suggests. Pexels. Michael Howie. 13 March 2025. COMMENTS. Being married triples the risk of obesity in men, research suggests.

In a study of nearly 4 million men and women around the globe, the risk of dying before the age of 70 was 19 percent for men and 11 percent for women of normal weight. But that risk jumped to 30 ...

Women living in low- and middle-income countries have a higher prevalence of obesity and other cardiometabolic disorders than men, according to findings published in The Journal of Clinical ...

Mar 17, 2025 07:00:00 Marriage triples men's risk of obesity, but has no effect on women. Previous studies . have shown that marriage has a positive effect on women's physical health and reduces ...

The term BMI is all over health care. The abbreviation stands for body mass index, a simple number that has evolved into a ubiquitous medical tool for obesity screening. For example, a BMI from 18 ...

Being married triples the risk of obesity in men, new research suggests. Experts found the risks of being overweight increase for both sexes when married, but appear to be particularly acute for men.

NEW YORK — Obesity is still rising among American adults, despite more than a decade of public-awareness campaigns and other efforts to get people to watch their weight, and women have now ...