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Body mass index is associated with somatization, when mental health problems manifest as physical symptoms that may lead to functional issues, investigators say.

Underweight people may have less vaccine-derived immunity due to frailty or immunosuppression, investigators theorize.

Increasing body weight is associated with decreased activity and blood flow in the brain, according to a new imaging study.

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Researchers have linked higher BMI in diabetes to adverse COVID-19 outcomes in hospitalized patients.

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People who begin taking statins and blood pressure medications are more likely to stop exercising and gain weight, a new study shows.

Harvard researchers find that healthy lifestyle habits may extend the number of years one lives free of chronic disease.

An eight-week exercise intervention boosted cognitive abilities and mood in a group of overweight and obese sedentary adults.