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

The National Center for Health Statistics measured adults and children to see weight, height and other size trends ...

Obesity was significantly more prevalent in Black and Hispanic children and adolescents compared with their non-Hispanic White peers and was potentially exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, a study ...

For many people, no matter what doctor you're seeing, the routine is essentially the same. You enter the room, sit down on the medical exam paper, get your blood pressure taken, then step on the scale ...

A gut-healthy diet was linked to a 13% lower risk of high blood pressure in U.S. adults. Eating more fiber, fermented foods ...

Obesity significantly raises women’s risk of several cancers, including breast, endometrial and ovarian types. With obesity ...

Self-esteem scores more than doubled within one year of weight loss surgery, according to a new study presented today at the ...

Obesity, a growing global epidemic, is identified as a significant, modifiable risk factor for ovarian cancer, a deadly gynecologic malignancy often diagnosed late. Research indicates that increased ...

At age 2 and above, a child’s body mass index is compared to growth charts the CDC has produced and is based on how that child compares to children who are the same age as a whole. A BMI above the ...

The results showed that just 1 in 10 adults with overweight or obesity lost 5% or more of their weight in a given year. This ...