Objective To present a comprehensive review of the association between measures of body
weight, waist, and fat, and different ratios of these measures, and the risk of type 2 diabetes …

Objective To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies of body mass
index (BMI) and the risk of all cause mortality, and to clarify the shape and the nadir of the …

Importance Estimates of the relative mortality risks associated with normal weight,
overweight, and obesity may help to inform decision making in the clinical setting. Objective …

In The Hyper (in) visible Fat Woman Gailey investigates the interface between fat women's
perceptions of their bodies and of the social expectations and judgments placed on them …

Class I obesity conveys an increased risk of comorbidities, impairs physical and mental
health-related quality of life, and it is associated to an increased psychosocial burden …

Objectives The purpose of this study was to determine whether obesity is associated with
less postural stability in young adults, and whether it is influenced by anterior pelvic tilt angle …

OBJECTIVE This study examined associations between BMI and mortality in individuals with
normoglycemia, impaired fasting glucose (IFG), newly diagnosed diabetes, and prevalent …

This systematic analysis and meta-analysis aimed to assess changes in the plasma levels of
irisin after bariatric surgery. Search strategy, study screening, and data gathering were all …

Background: Diabetes case finding based on structured medical records does not fully
identify diabetic patients whose medical histories related to diabetes are available in the …

Objective The study was aimed to estimate the effect of inbreeding on height, weight, and
body mass index (BMI) in comparison with non‐inbred children. Methods A cohort study was …