A recent Swedish study found that both abdominal and general obesity were independently associated with respiratory illnesses, including asthma and self-reported chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...

A recent study published in the journal PNAS reports that abdominal obesity is associated with excessive inflammatory responses and an increased risk of mortality in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 ...

Epidemiological evidence based on observational studies has revealed that type 2 diabetes (T2D) and obesity are two major risk factors for pancreatic cancer. Pancreatic cancer is rare; however, it is ...

Obesity significantly elevates the risk of stomach cancer by promoting chronic inflammation, hormonal imbalances, and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Breast cancer is uncommon in men and knowledge about its causation limited. Obesity is a risk factor but there ...

Truncal obesity occurs when fat builds around your stomach and abdomen. It may be linked to diet, medications, or certain medical disorders. Truncal obesity happens when fat builds up around a ...

Obesity is commonly associated with heart disease, diabetes, and hypertension, but it is also linked to stomach cancer.

As part of efforts to highlight the health risks of abdominal obesity, the National Action on Sugar Reduction (NASR) and celebrity photographer Aisha Augie-Kuta, have launched the ...

Although we might ignore it during the holidays, usually the stomach signals the brain to tell you when you’ve had enough to eat. Now, scientists at MIT have found a way to hijack that mechanism with ...

Stomach cancer, also referred to as gastric cancer, was once thought of as a disease of older adults. However, it is ...