A new study suggests that the DNA some modern Japanese people have inherited from ancient hunter-gatherers may increase BMI.

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A 26-year-old man was convicted of deliberately gaining weight to avoid military service. The court ruled both had acted ...

A South Korean man has been convicted of evading compulsory military service by eating so much he became too obese to fight.

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As rates of obesity, as defined by body mass index (BMI), continue to climb in the United States, so have efforts to lose weight, including a new era of weight-loss drugs. Yet a new systematic review ...

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Whole milk intake is associated with lower body weight, BMI, and obesity risk in U.S. adults. This study challenges ...

Postpartum diabetes risk was elevated among women with a history of gestational diabetes and a high-stable or inverse U-shaped BMI trajectory.