Background Excess bodyweight, expressed as increased body-mass index (BMI), is
associated with the risk of some common adult cancers. We did a systematic review and …

OBJECTIVE: Excess bodyweight, expressed as increased body mass index, is associated
with osteoarthritis risk, especially in weight bearing joints. However, the strength of the …

Abdominal and general adiposity are independently associated with mortality, but there is
no consensus on how best to assess abdominal adiposity. We compared the ability of …

Aims The hypothesis of 'metabolically healthy obesity'implies that, in the absence of
metabolic dysfunction, individuals with excess adiposity are not at greater cardiovascular …

Background: The higher risk of death resulting from excess adiposity may be attenuated by
physical activity (PA). However, the theoretical number of deaths reduced by eliminating …

Background Recently, some US cohorts have shown a moderate association between red
and processed meat consumption and mortality supporting the results of previous studies …

Background Previous studies have relied predominantly on the body-mass index (BMI, the
weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters) to assess the association …

Abstract Purpose In Europe, only a few population-based studies have been conducted on
obesity in different countries at the same time using homogeneous methodologies. We …

The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) is an ongoing
multi-centre prospective cohort study designed to investigate the relationship between …

Aims/hypothesis Although a family history of type 2 diabetes is a strong risk factor for the
disease, the factors mediating this excess risk are poorly understood. In the InterAct case …