Being slightly overweight might not shorten your life, but being very thin might. A large Danish study tracking more than ...

Researchers found that overweight individuals, as well as some obese individuals, were no more likely to die than individuals ...

It is possible to be "fat but fit," new research presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of ...

Body mass index (BMI) may not be the most accurate predictor of death risk. A new study from the University of Florida found that BMI — a measurement that is commonly used to determine whether a ...

It is possible to be "fat but fit", new research being presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the ...

A recent Danish study challenges the notion that lower weight is always healthier. The research indicates that being ...

When it comes to measuring weight, BMI is the acronym everyone loves to hate. Health professionals have long used body mass index as a quick screening tool to fast-track certain patients into a “code ...

New research from Denmark challenges long-held assumptions about body weight and health, revealing that being overweight—or even moderately obese—does not necessarily increase the risk of death ...

Modeling careers now require a body-mass index of at least 18.5. JERUSALEM, Jan. 3, 2013— -- A law that regulates people's body weight would probably get little traction in Congress, not to ...

Higher BMI was associated with improved survival among patients with prostate cancer, especially those with metastatic disease.