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

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

The International Diabetes Federation confirms type 5 diabetes caused by malnutrition, affecting millions of young people ...

The average U.S. male adult teetered on the verge of being obese. And the average U.S. female adult tipped the scale into ...

Spain’s ministry of health has asked Novo Nordisk for clarification about a controversial obesity awareness campaign which may have broken the country’s law on promoting prescription drugs. The ...

The body mass index (BMI) is a medical risk factor that has been in use since 1972 to identify degrees of weightiness, in particular obesity and severe underweight. Over the past few years there has ...

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

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

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

When it comes to measuring weight, BMI is the acronym everyone loves to hate, but authors of a new study say a different ...

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.