Johns Hopkins University researchers have found that nearly all adults identified as having obesity based on body mass index ...

Waist-to-height ratio should be used in conjunction with BMI to assess overweight and obesity in children and adolescents, a researcher reported in a study published in Obesity and Endocrinology.

Body mass index (BMI) is key method for measuring a person's weight status, and defining if they have normal weight, overweight, or obesity. However, new research to be presented at this year's ...

New research to be presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025, Malaga, Spain, 11-14 May) shows that the internationally recognized body mass index (BMI) cut-off points greatly ...