We assessed the relationship between measures of adiposity, leukocyte telomere length, and mortality and whether it is modified by age. For this secondary analysis of data, we utilized the 1999 ...

New criteria come amid discussion of access to weight loss drugs One billion children and adults have obesity.1 Getting the diagnosis of obesity right matters for people and for healthcare systems, ...

However, for sportspeople the epidemiological data linking weight or adiposity on one hand, and risk of tendon pathology on the other, are less consistent. Indeed, the mechanistic links between diet, ...

Belly fat includes subcutaneous and visceral fat, both of which can lead to health risks like cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. A balanced diet, regular exercise, stress management, and ...

Rivus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to treating cardiometabolic diseases driven ...

Correspondence to Dr Jakob Tarp, Department of Sports Medicine, Norwegian School of Sports Sciences, Oslo 0806, Norway; jtarp{at}clin.au.dk Background The joint associations of total and ...

Body mass index (BMI) was almost three times more likely to classify children as overweight than waist circumference-to-height ratio, according to a new study.

Theratechnologies Inc. (“Theratechnologies” or the “Company”) (TSX: TH) (NASDAQ: THTX), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company, today presented data highlighting the limitations of using body ...

Theratechnologies (THTX) presented data highlighting the limitations of using body mass index alone in assessing cardiovascular risk in people ...