Study shows people with high body fat are 78% more likely to die and three times more likely to die from heart disease, ...

BMI, or body mass index, is an outdated measurement that fails to properly identify health risks, according to a new study.

Results show that body fat analysis did indeed predict people’s risk of death from any cause and, specifically, for heart ...

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

Doctors should provide high quality, evidence based care reflecting individual preferences and needs, regardless of weight, argue Juan Franco and colleagues Doctors have traditionally recommended ...

The higher a person's body mass index (BMI), the higher their risk for complications after bariatric surgery, especially ...

Body mass index, or BMI, has been used by medical professionals since the 1990s to classify whether individuals are a healthy ...

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

According to a recent study conducted at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, body composition is associated with symptoms ...

New research has demonstrated that while a number of healthy lifestyle behaviours can cut the risk of type 2 diabetes, ...