A new cross-cultural study involving participants from China, Lithuania, and the United Kingdom found that men with a body ...

Body size and excess weight, conventionally assessed using body mass index (BMI), are well-established risk factors for many types of cancer. However, new research to be presented at this year's ...

But a comparable increase in BMI of 3.7, such as from 24 to 27, increased the risk by 19 per cent. The researchers said the excess abdominal body fat elevated the risk of cancer beyond the ...

A BMI between 18.5 and 24.9 is generally considered the healthiest range for most adults. But that number alone doesn’t guarantee good health. Lifestyle, genetics, muscle mass, diet and activity ...

A new study from Lund University in Malmö, Sweden, revealed that waist circumference is a stronger risk indicator for obesity-related cancers in men than Body Mass Index (BMI). The research ...

A look at the average weight for men, a statistic that depends on several factors. ... The most widely used method for determining a healthy weight is the body mass index or BMI.

Scientists measured the body mass index—weight divided by height—of men and women in more than 3,600 couples, either while they were trying to get pregnant or early in the pregnancy, and ...

BMI in the overweight or obese range for both women and men during preconception or early pregnancy was linked to time to pregnancy success and miscarriage risk, according to study results ...

Body size and excess weight, conventionally assessed using body mass index (BMI), are well-established risk factors for many types of cancer. However, new research to be presented at this year’s ...