VMPL New Delhi [India] October 10 Maintaining a healthy weight is essential for overall well-being and one of the most ...

Increased body fat elevates estrogen production, potentially fueling growth of hormone-positive breast cancers, researchers ...

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Doctors explain what the Body Mass Index is and why it isn't an accurate indicator of health, especially for certain people.

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What time one eats impacts body mass index (BMI), according to a study published online Sept. 12 in the Internati ...

BMI is a numerical value calculated by dividing a person’s weight in pounds by their height in inches squared, then ...

About 40% of hormone-positive breast cancers in postmenopausal women might be linked to excess body fat, researchers reported ...

Around 40% of postmenopausal hormone positive breast cancer cases may be linked to excess body fat, suggests Spanish research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.

Hormone receptor stratification showed that differences in population-attributable risk fractions by body fat were only observed in hormone receptor–positive cases.

Background 10% of postmenopausal breast cancer cases are attributed to a high body mass index (BMI). BMI underestimates body ...