Here’s what BMI is, when it’s useful, where it falls short and what else to pay attention to.

Traditionally, obesity has been classified primarily using BMI, a measure of weight relative to height that provides limited ...

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 ...

LOS ANGELES — Could the way doctors traditionally measure obesity allow a subset of people with obesity-related health risks slip through the cracks? Medical experts have typically calculated obesity ...

Having obesity may cause excess fat tissue, fatigue, shortness of breath, and joint pain.Obesity may be caused by genetics, ...

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 ...

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 ...

People often watch the number on the bathroom scale when they are worried about weight. But a new study suggests another number may deserve just as much attention: the measurement around the waist.

Researchers from LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center and collaborating institutions have found that Americans with the highest levels of obesity are undergoing fewer surgical procedures ...