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

Results show that body fat analysis did indeed predict people’s risk of death from any cause and, specifically, for heart ...

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 ...

Men are more likely than women to gain weight after marriage —known as "happy fat", according to a new study published in the journal Economics & Human Biology.

A new rugby club is helping men tackle weight loss through sport. MAN v FAT Rugby, launched in partnership with the ...

Body mass index gets smack down: ... In the US then, the National Institutes of Health considered the threshold for overweight to be a BMI of 27.8 for men or 27.3 for women.

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.

VENICE, Italy — Obesity as defined by adiposity measures corresponds to a lower body mass index (BMI) cutoff (≥ 27) in men and women of middle age or older than does the widely used ...

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, June 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A person’s body fat percentage provides a better estimate of their risk for early death than their body mass index ...