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

A medium-sized apple typically contains between 95 and 100 calories, depending on factors like size and whether the skin is ...

BMI, or body mass index, is an outdated measurement that fails to properly identify health risks, according to a new study.

A new University of Florida Health study shows that body mass index, or BMI—commonly used to measure obesity and health ...

A new study reports that measurements that detect body fat are a more accurate predictor of mortality risk than body mass ...

From annual checkups to insurance assessments, BMI has influenced decisions about people’s health across the globe, including in India. However, a growing movement of healthcare professionals ...

They pointed out that BMI can classify some people with a “normal” BMI, even when they have a high percentage of body fat. A ...

Today, BMI categorizes an individual as either underweight (BMI under 18.5), normal weight (18.5 to 24.9), overweight (25 to 29.9) or obese (30 and above). The formula does not change based on ...

Both Wegovy and Ozempic are semaglutide – a drug that first entered the US market in 2017 as a diabetes medication. It was ...

Last week, Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) approved the weight-loss drug Mounjaro to treat sleep apnoea, a ...