Obesity has long been established as a risk factor for cancer, particularly when it’s stored in certain areas of the body. Now, new research suggests that a larger waist circumference is a bigger risk ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The term 'beer belly' isn't a medical one and simply refers to excess fat stored around the stomach area Round, protruding bellies ...

Men who are both obese and tall face a much higher risk for developing potentially fatal blood clots, though overall the risk remains quite small. Extra weight and extra inches together seem to raise ...

New research to be presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025, Malaga, Spain, 11–14 May) shows that being married triples the risk of living with obesity for men (but does not ...

Share on Pinterest New research investigates why men tend to develop diabetes at lower BMIs and younger ages than women. Image credit: Halfpoint/Getty Images. Men and women have different fat ...

Wedded to weight gain? New research shows a shocking link between marriage and excess pounds. A team from the National Institute of Cardiology in Warsaw, Poland, found that tying the knot can, in fact ...