BMI has long been used as a standard measure of obesity, endorsed by the United States Centers for Disease Control and ...

Also known as “BMI,” it is a calculated measure of a person's body weight divided by their height to determine obesity. BMI ...

Study shows people with high body fat are 78% more likely to die and three times more likely to die from heart disease, ...

Sarcopenic obesity, a hidden condition affecting people over 40, causes muscle loss and fat gain without major weight changes ...

When a team of scientists led by a Washington State University researcher examined the way that more than 9,400 children grew ...

Obesity, a growing global epidemic, is identified as a significant, modifiable risk factor for ovarian cancer, a deadly ...

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

It’s scary to think that we may have been using a surrogate — BMI — that may not have been all that accurate over the years," ...

said BMI’s use as a “vital sign” of health isn’t supported by good evidence. “I’m a family physician, and on a regular basis, we’re faced with patients who have diabetes, heart disease, obesity and ...

Obesity significantly raises women’s risk of several cancers, including breast, endometrial and ovarian types. With obesity ...