Medically reviewed by Soma Mandal, MD In the U.S., the overall average body fat percentage is around 40% for women and 28% for men. Body fat (BF) percentage refers to the ratio of fat (adipose ...

The data we analysed cover men and women aged between 25 and 54 and in full-time employment. At an aggregate level, it is true that men’s BMIs are unrelated to their wages.But that changes for ...

Married men were also 3.2 times more likely to be obese than unmarried men (Getty Images) The study also found that getting older increases the risk of being overweight or obese for both sexes.

Some new medications in development are also trying to solve for a persistent side effect of existing drugs: Patients who ...

Obesity is typically defined as having a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher, while being overweight is classified as a BMI between 25 and 29.9. You can find your BMI using WebMD's online ...

The term BMI is all over health care. The abbreviation stands for body mass index, a simple number that has evolved into a ubiquitous medical tool for obesity screening. For example, a BMI from 18 ...

Likewise, only 10.6% of men in the obese group vs 25.7% of those in the normal-weight group achieved SU levels < 5 mg/dL at week 12 (P < .05).

In men, a WC increase of approximately 11 cm (e.g., comparing a WC of 100.8 cm versus 90 cm) was associated with a 25% higher risk of developing obesity-related cancers.

OBJECTIVE: In obese men, sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) as well as total testosterone (TT) levels are decreased. Data concerning serum free testosterone (FT) levels in obese men are discordant.