Despite the success of drugs like Ozempic (semaglutide) in promoting both weight loss and longer life, doubt remains about the role of body mass index (BMI) at older ages. Many studies have shown that ...

Researchers at Cleveland Clinic have developed a model to predict the risk for colorectal cancer in adults aged younger than ...

A large majority of older Americans feel that health insurance—including Medicare—should cover anti-obesity medications, ...

Body mass index (BMI), which is measured by taking a person’s body weight and dividing the square of their height, has long ...

People with obesity with similar body mass index (BMI) measurements have differences in muscle and fat based on their age groups. This could mean that BMI isn’t the best tool for older adults ...

A simple BMI calculator built with JavaScript that takes user input (height and weight) and calculates BMI based on standard health categories. This project helps users determine whether they are ...

The main takeaway is that it's not so much BMI that changes over the years, but rather the distribution of fat and muscle tissue. To reach these conclusions, the researchers studied the body ...

1 School of Mental Health, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China 2 Ministry of Education College Student Mental Health and Comprehensive Quality Training Base, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou ...

CHICOPEE — Nuestra Casa, an adult day health center in West Springfield, is opening its second location in Chicopee early next week. The center, which is funded by MassHealth, the state’s ...