New research presented at the Congress on Obesity reveals significant differences in body composition among people with ...

You don’t just naturally have “fast” or “slow” metabolism, as we once assumed. “The empowering part,” says Means, “is that ...

Dr. Sun Kim, an endocrinologist at Stanford University who specializes in the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity, tells ...

Body mass index (BMI) is key method for measuring a person's weight status, and defining if they have normal weight, ...

The healthy weight range is based on a measurement known as the body mass index (BMI). This can be determined if you know your weight and your height. The Body Mass Index (or BMI) is a way of ...

For decades, the Body Mass Index (BMI) has been the gold standard for measuring body fat and assessing health risks. However, as research evolves, experts are identifying new metrics that offer a more ...

For years, medical experts have defined obesity primarily based on body mass index, which measures stored fat by calculating height and weight, to determine a person’s health risks. Major public ...

Body mass index (BMI) was almost three times more likely to classify children as overweight than waist circumference-to-height ratio, according to a new study.

If you’re obese and hoping to become pregnant, the most powerful thing you can do is move toward achieving a healthy BMI, even if you’ve never had success before. “The goal isn’t about ...

“BMI only takes into consideration someone’s height and weight. It doesn’t measure a patient’s metabolic health or psychological health,” says Shelly Bar, M.D., an eating disorder ...

Adolescent BMI amplifies genetic risk for high blood pressure, with sex-specific differences in how BMI modifies SBP ...