Experts explain why the waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) is emerging as a more effective predictor of health outcomes, especially ...

Still, the findings reinforce what other research has suggested: thinness is not always protective, and extra weight is not ...

A Danish study reveals that people who are underweight or at the lower end of the normal BMI range may face a greater risk of ...

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

Those at the lower end of the "healthy" range also faced higher risks, with BMIs between 18.5 and 19.9 doubling the ...

BMI, while a common tool, has limitations in determining ideal weight as it doesn't account for muscle mass or fat ...

In the U.S., the average woman's waist size is about 38.5 inches, which is above the 35-inch threshold that health experts ...

DEXA scans—which stands for dual x-ray absorptiometry—measure bone density by passing a high- and low-energy x-ray beam ...

Nobody’s against fitness for children. But health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s proposal to make physical activity a ...