The number doctors use to demarcate hypertension keeps going down, a trend applauded by many experts, who point to studies ...

Blood pressure can fluctuate throughout the day. Experts explain why relying on a single reading may be misleading and how hidden hypertension may cause headaches.

I consider myself a healthy person. I eat plenty of fruit and veg, am obsessed with fibre, rock climb twice a week and try to squeeze in a lunchtime jog on the days I don’t. But when I recently ...

Fatty liver cases are rising due to lifestyle and diet habits. Experts explain common myths, early signs and everyday mistakes that may silently damage the liver.

Every year, World Obesity Day brings back the same question: Is weight the real enemy? For years, body weight and BMI have dominated health charts. Bu.

Our Real Talk with a Doc columnist explains how to push back if your doctor's obsessed with weight loss. And what other health metrics matter more instead.

At just over 5 foot, 5 inches, Christie Woodard weighs a lean 125 pounds. She's also open about relying on a low-dose GLP-1 to keep her weight there. She says sometimes people question why she's on ...

A sweeping review shows that while calorie intake and BMI often appear normal in people with alcohol use disorder, poor diet quality, hidden deficiencies, and flawed assessment tools may be ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The health journey starts with you. Calculating your BMI is a good first step. BMI has limitations and should be ...

A novel metabolic obesity assessment tool (metBMI) improves upon conventional BMI by capturing a wide array of metabolic factors that underlie obesity risks, including complex adiposity-related ...

If you ask someone today what a “healthy weight” looks like, you’ll probably get a very different answer than you would have ten years ago. Doctors, researchers, and everyday people are all rethinking ...

People of normal weight may also be at risk of diabetes and similar diseases. A study from the University of Gothenburg reveals that those with an unexpectedly high so-called metabolic BMI have up to ...