A comprehensive review found that being out of shape greatly increased the risk of dying prematurely — regardless of age or body mass index.

Women living in rural communities have higher rates of menopause symptoms than their city neighbors, research from the University of Washington has found, underscoring the lack of health care access in those areas.

Experts say clinical obesity is more than a high BMI and instead is a disease in which excess body fat harms tissues, organs or doing daily activities.