Imagine trying to work out if you are dangerously overweight without once hopping on to the bathroom scales. That's what a new method for determining body size aims to do.

Table 3 shows the ORs (95% CIs) of having IOP≥18 mm Hg when comparing subjects with increased BMI to subjects with normal BMI using unadjusted and adjusted models. Men with abnormal BMI compared ...

Over the past three decades, there has been a startling increase in the prevalence of obesity across the USA, at least doubling in adult men and women (aged 25 and older) and older female and male ...

The study predicts devastating trends at the population level.

On average, women tend to have higher body fat percentages than men, including at the same BMI. This is likely due to differences in body composition that prepare the female body for potential ...

Are you at 20% body fat but aren't sure if that's ideal? Learn about what the healthy range is, what factors affect it, and ...

Blood glucose levels decreased very significantly (P = 0.000) from 2.21 ± 0.49 g/l to 1.10 ± 0.20 g/l (Friedman test: P = ...

In the book “Unshrinking,” philosopher Kate Manne argues that fatphobia is a form of structural oppression.

On average, women tend to have higher body fat percentages than men, including at the same BMI. This is likely due to differences in body composition that prepare the female body for potential ...

The NAFLD cohort has a larger proportion of women to men and a larger proportion of Hindu ... These data are presented in table 3. Under logistic regression, for every unit increase in BMI, the odds ...

The full blood count is the most requested haematology test. Learn about red and white cell indices and platelet count.