Being married triples the risk of obesity in men, research suggests. Experts found the risks of being overweight increase for both sexes when married, but appear to be particularly acute for men.

Obesity is typically defined as having a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher, while being overweight is classified as a BMI between 25 and 29.9. You can find your BMI using WebMD's online ...

Men with obesity are at an increased risk of developing diabetes or insulin resistance. This is because the excess weight can cause the body to become resistant to insulin, a hormone that ...

Men lose more weight than women on a ketogenic diet, according to a comprehensive review in Frontiers in Nutrition. Sex ...

Obesity is known to be a risk factor for cancer, but a new study finds that the risks differ between men and women, and where the fat is found on the body.

New research is shedding light on the mechanisms underpinning why men are much more likely to die from obesity-related diseases compared to women. The animal study suggests inflammation-associated ...

Obesity is further known to shrink the testicles in young men leading to infertility. It is also responsible for lowering the male hormone testosterone. Over a couple of years, there has been a ...

The data we analysed cover men and women aged between 25 and 54 and in full-time employment. At an aggregate level, it is true that men’s BMIs are unrelated to their wages.But that changes for ...

Men were found to have higher AdipoIR values than women (P < .0001), but only in those with a BMI ≥ 30 (ie, obesity).This pattern remained the same irrespective of whether the participant was ...

Obesity; Obesity has different causes in men and women with 'different solutions needed' The bacteria in our gut can mean the difference between leanness and health and higher BMI, ...

The new results, 13 years into the trial, focus on the men with extreme obesity. In 2020, researchers released 11-year data on the study as a whole, which includes normal, overweight, and obese ...

Married men were also 3.2 times more likely to be obese than unmarried men (Getty Images) The study also found that getting older increases the risk of being overweight or obese for both sexes.