New body composition tests are replacing BMI as a more accurate way to assess health and fitness. Measuring muscle mass and ...

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.

The higher a person’s body mass index, the higher their risk for complications after bariatric surgery, such as readmission.

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

This precision in risk prediction allows for targeted interventions, potentially reducing unnecessary treatments and improving clinical outcomes.

Scientists have refined a new way of using genetics to identify whether someone has type 1 or type 2 diabetes in Chinese ...

The American Heart Association’s PREVENT equations predict risk in subgroups of Asian and Hispanic people, a new study shows.

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," ...

The authors found that the mean PSA level decreased with increasing BMI, such that the mean PSA level in men with a normal BMI (18.5–24.9 kg/m 2) was 1.01 ng/ml and the mean PSA level in ...

Body mass index, or BMI for short, is a measure of body weight based on your height. For decades, BMI has been a way to measure whether someone is at a healthy weight. In general, people are ...