Obesity rates for Black children and adolescents are 22.4% in the decade before the pandemic and 35% in the 2 years after the ...

A new study reports that measurements that detect body fat are a more accurate predictor of mortality risk than body mass ...

Body weight significantly influenced right heart function and survival in pulmonary arterial hypertension, with both extremes ...

The global prevalence of OA attributed to high BMI has steadily increased over the past 3 decades, particularly among women and in high-SDI regions.

A new study compares body mass index (BMI) with body fat percentage and finds the latter is far more reliable in predicting ...

Obesity is associated with financial hardship and food insecurity, according to a research letter published online June 24 in ...

OBJECTIVE: To examine body mass index (BMI) and the proportion overweight and obese among adults age 18–59 in the six largest Asian American ethnic groups (Chinese, Filipino, Asian Indian ...

A scientific statement has been published by the ACC regarding the management of obesity in adults with heart failure.

By that, he means multiplying the final result by 703. In other words, the BMI formula in the U.S. is: BMI = weight (in ...

A new University of Florida Health study shows that body mass index, or BMI — commonly used to measure obesity and health ...