Metabolic syndrome, including obesity and diabetes, intersects with male infertility due to hypogonadism. Adipose tissue secretes leptin and estrogen, both of which modulate male reproduction.

A recent nationwide study conducted in Japan has revealed a substantial increase in overweight and obesity prevalence among ...

As we enter Movember, a month dedicated to raising awareness about men’s health, it’s crucial to address a pressing concern ...

From this metric, your physician can diagnose whether you are under or average weight, or whether you have obesity. The thing is: BMI is a metric that was not designed to diagnose someone with a ...

How does testosterone impact male fertility? Testosterone supports sperm production, but today’s lower levels are impacting ...

Oct. 30, 2024 — Young people with severe obesity who underwent weight-loss surgery at age 19 or younger continued to see sustained weight loss and resolution of common obesity-related ...

New data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has provided insight into the prevalence of obesity across the United States. The figures, initially from the 2023 Adult ...

Treatment options for obesity typically include lifestyle measures such as diet and exercise. However, therapy can also help by teaching you the skills needed to maintain a healthier lifestyle.

Women who are pregnant and also have the ovarian cyst disorder polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are at higher odds of giving ...

According to the CDC, as of August 2023, 40.3 percent of U.S. adults—some 100 million people—met the clinical definition for obesity. But this same estimate, which is based on National Health ...

A recent study from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) has highlighted a significant link between a ...

Other studies have shown that children born to mothers with PCOS are at higher risk of developing overweight and obesity at a ...