Groin hernias may get all the attention, but a hiatal hernia-a lesser-known, yet surprisingly common type-affects more women ...

Despite having lower visceral fat, women show stronger associations between fat distribution and metabolic risk.

Unexplained rapid weight loss in older people could be a sign of underlying disease and can be linked with increased risk of falls and fractures, as well as a poorer long-term prognosis. The ...

This article presents a systematic approach to assessing and examining a patient presenting with abdominal symptoms to allow you to give a working diagnosis and guide clinical management. This ...

Researchers have found that central body fat, especially around the abdomen, is more strongly linked to psoriasis risk than total body fat, particularly in women. This link between central fat and ...

To test the hypothesis that for any given body mass index (BMI) category, active individuals would have a smaller waist circumference than inactive individuals. Our second objective was to examine the ...

Non-overweight women who are vulnerable to the effects of stress are more likely to have excess abdominal fat, and have higher levels of the stress hormone cortisol, a study conducted at Yale suggests ...