However, this classification system assumes that weight alone is a reliable indicator of health, disregarding important ...

A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity and excess body fat that goes beyond BMI. Here's what they recommend using instead.

BMI is calculated using a person's weight and height, and doctors may tell those who fall into the obese or severely obese categories that they could be at risk of health issues including diabetes ...

There are four BMI categories: healthy weight, underweight, overweight, and obese. Although your BMI will not directly measure your body fat, often it can closely predict the percentage of body ...

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

Many young women gain weight in the years after breast reduction surgery, according to a study published online in the ...

BMI can tell us about the health of populations ... an international group of experts including people with obesity, proposes two new categories of disease: preclinical and clinical obesity.

Findings indicate a 12.8% 10-year diabetes risk, driven by fasting plasma glucose, age, sex, and BMI, highlighting the need ...

This small but meaningful change seen in California may add up to a generational impact on consumption, but only time will ...

Patients with and without obesity experienced significant pain reductions and improved functioning following telerehabilitation for chronic musculoskeletal pain.

Body mass index (BMI) has been the international standard ... stroke and kidney failure. "As these categories of obesity are entirely new, we can’t measure their relative prevalence in the ...