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BMI may not be the best way to assess health risks linked to excess weight.

Physical activity was associated with greater gut bacteria diversity and reduced inflammation in people with colon cancer.

Some 20% of those with NAFLD also showed signs of liver fibrosis.

Breast cancer survivor Warrior Megsie muses about how cancer can change your hair—and how fat shaming can make you feel.

The weight-to-height ratio, never meant as a diagnostic tool, is used to determine insurance coverage of weight loss therapies.

Study findings also show that excess body fat and a family history of any cancer may help determine the need for cancer screening.

Alcohol consumption guidelines don’t take into account the greater risk associated with body weight.

Excess body fat, inflammation and insulin resistance are linked to breast cancer in post-menopausal women. Here’s how to lower the risk.

Weight loss, exercise and a healthy diet are keys to managing type 2 diabetes.

Excess weight, which is often linked to metabolic abnormalities, can contribute to a wide variety of health problems.

Weight-loss surgery especially reduced obesity-related cancers in people with liver cirrhosis.

The disease has similar prevalence across high-income and low- and middle-income nations.

The diabetes medication, alone or in combination regimens, led to improvements in NASH and fibrosis.

New guidelines recommend focusing on healthy foods but don’t restrict added sugars or alcohol as much as some experts had hoped.

If you are overweight or obese, losing as little as 7% of your body weight may reduce cancer risk.

A study in obese mice suggests weight loss could slow cancer growth.