Lower body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference and higher high-density lipoprotein are seen in the decade preceding ...

World medical experts say there is a better way to look at body weight than BMI. I'm a psychologist who dated many toxic ...

The number does not capture a person's muscle mass; where on their body fat is stored; or how their race, ethnicity and ...

New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and also take into account health ...

Humans with relatively more fat hidden in and around their muscles face a higher risk of death or hospitalization from heart ...

TWO telltale signs of dementia that have nothing to do with memory could appear up to 11 years before typical symptoms, ...

Body-weight cycling (also known as yo-yo dieting) has been shown to significantly increase the risk of kidney disease in people with type 1 diabetes, regardless of body mass index (BMI) and other ...

A global group of experts has suggested a new approach to diagnosing and treating obesity that does not rely solely on the much-contested body mass index (BMI).

While body mass index (BMI) is often used to estimate body fat, it’s not always an accurate method of doing so. Some ...

Body weight cycling, also known as “yo-yo dieting,” is associated with a 25%-36% increased risk for diabetic kidney disease ...

This small but meaningful change seen in California may add up to a generational impact on consumption, but only time will ...

Is obesity a disease? How could it be better defined? A commission of 56 global experts from 'The Lancet' magazine has set ...