Most people assume that being thin equals being healthy. But that’s not true. In fact, you can be skinny and still obese, ...

A new study suggests using body mass index alone may miss many people with the disease, but the findings come with caveats.

Researchers from LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center and collaborating institutions have found that Americans with ...

A multinational team of researchers has discovered that over 20% of adults with a normal BMI range experience levels of abdominal obesity that puts them at higher risk of hypertension, diabetes, high ...

While BMI is a widely used measure to categorise individuals into weight classifications such as underweight, normal weight, ...

Body size and excess weight, conventionally assessed using body mass index (BMI), are well-established risk factors for many types of cancer. However, new research to be presented at this year's ...

It is possible to be "fat but fit", new research being presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Vienna, Austria (15-19 September) suggests. The ...

For decades, Body Mass Index (BMI) has been the standard measurement used to assess whether someone is overweight or obese.

Obesity and sedentary behavior were each independently associated with increased odds of chronic pain, especially in older adults, with no clear multiplicative interaction between BMI and physical ...

Body size and excess weight, conventionally assessed using body mass index (BMI), are well-established risk factors for many types of cancer. However, new research to be presented at this year’s ...