For many people, weight loss is often framed as a matter of willpower – a simple equation of exercising regularly and eating a healthy diet. But, Dr. Sindhura Bandaru, an ...

Senior medical experts have explained why women are more at risk of developing arthritis than men, attributing it to several ...

Women and older adults taking the anti-obesity drug semaglutide may be at higher risk for muscle loss, but higher protein ...

Stratifying body mass index categories by waist circumference thresholds improves mortality risk prediction in postmenopausal women.

Individuals with vs without knee, hip, or hand OA were associated with a significantly increased risk for sleep apnea.

A recent study finds that much of the cardiovascular disease seen in severely overweight people is driven by more than diabetes and high blood pressure.

Patients with vs without MetS were associated with an increased risk for late-stage knee OA and more severe pain during early-stage disease.

Acute flares in patients with RA were linked to higher risk for AD/ADRD, but the relationship was not significant.

Researchers have illustrated how inflammatory and systemic factors contribute to myopenia, sarcopenia, and cachexia in ...

About 1 in 5 classified as overweight based on BMI alone considered to have obesity according to European society definition.

The global prevalence of OA attributed to high BMI has steadily increased over the past 3 decades, particularly among women and in high-SDI regions.

The most prevalent complications among newly identified people with obesity were hypertension, arthritis, diabetes, and ...