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Doctors say extra fat, and the extra estrogen it produces, make menopause tougher for heavy women

This could benefit newborns later in life, researcher suggests

Study found those with largest waist sizes more likely to develop lung disease

Study volunteers eating 500 calories a day lost more muscle than those eating more than twice as much

Active children show fewer signs of future heart disease

Study found even with normal blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar levels, the obese had more artery plaque

Overweight, not waist size, was tied to higher odds of developing disease in older women

Information from MRI scans might help in obesity, diabetes research

Findings suggest new way to prompt body to burn extra energy

Evidence review suggests extra inches raise risk of dying younger, regardless of body weight

However, study also found similar effect with cost of fast food

More precancerous polyps seen in small study as body fat increased

Most participants developed condition after being overweight for years, not after large recent gain

When you shiver, your body converts white fat to healthier brown fat, study finds

Researchers found that kids consume at least twice the recommended daily amounts