New research challenges everything we thought we knew about weight and longevity. Scientific evidence now shows that fitness levels trump BMI when predicting how long you'll live.

They also gathered data on who had died during follow-up periods across 20 years, and compared BMI, fitness, and death. They found that being obese was strongly linked to an early death - with ...

He lost 40 pounds with intermittent fasting and weight training. How much would shedding 10 more pounds to achieve a Body ...

Aerobic fitness reflects how well the heart, lungs, and muscles work together, while BMI only measures weight and height, making fitness a better indicator of overall health. To improve your ...

BMI was first developed in the 1830s as a way ... and glucose levels Lifestyle factors, such as diet, exercise, and sleep patterns These additional measures provide a more complete picture of ...

“Exercise plays a big role in health even if ... 60 per cent less likely to die early than unfit people with a normal BMI. “These findings suggest that it is more beneficial to be fit and ...

New research suggests that factors like age, sex, body fat and the amount of sugar in your blood play a significant role in the progression from pre-diabetes to a type 2 diabetes diagnosis.

However, the data showed that while obesity is a risk factor, so is a lack of fitness — even if you’re not clinically obese. The studies suggest that people of healthy, average weight with the lowest ...

Cardiorespiratory, or aerobic, fitness is a much better predictor of all-cause mortality and heart disease risk than BMI, according to a comprehensive review published November 12 in the British ...

Want to live longer? A new groundbreaking study reveals what to focus on for a healthy, long life and it is not weight loss.

Researchers conducted subgroup analyses to examine moderator variables like body mass index (BMI), exercise type, and energy intake. They also considered the risk for bias in each of the examined ...