Oil prices edged up on Thursday after Saudi Arabia's state oil company raised its March crude prices sharply, but the gains ...

Central obesity measures of waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio appear to be more accurate and consistent indicators of colorectal cancer incidence compared with BMI, according to a study ...

Oil prices edged up on Thursday after Saudi Arabia's state oil company raised its March crude prices sharply, but the gains ...

Oil prices edged up in Asian trading on Thursday after Saudi Arabia’s state oil company sharply raised March oil prices, but the increase was barely a blip on the biggest slide in benchmark Brent ...

As BMI is increasingly recognized as an imperfect way to measure health, UVA researchers share other metrics they rely upon.

We break down the history behind BMI and how body fat percentage relates to your health. Read more to get a better ...

Obesity, a new report recommends, should be diagnosed by an individual’s body fat percentage, not weight, which was the norm ...

New research published in the European Heart Journal reveals that 'muscle fat' around muscles can increase the risk of death ...

Maintaining a healthy weight is an essential part of overall well-being. But while most health conversations revolve around ...

New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and also take into account health ...