A team of researchers led by Pennington Biomedical Research Center's Dr. Florina Corpodean confirmed through a data analysis that metabolic and bariatric surgery is largely safe and effective for ...

Unlike BMI, which only considers weight and height, BRI provides a clearer view of fat distribution, particularly the harmful visceral fat. Doctors are now advising patients to focus on maintaining a ...

As rates of obesity, as defined by body mass index (BMI), continue to climb in the United States, so have efforts to lose weight, including a new era of weight-loss drugs.

BMI or body mass index may soon be on the way out to help determine if we are overweight. KYW medical editor Dr. Brian ...

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.

Fitness pros share the benefits of having a strong core and the five best daily core exercises for women to achieve a lean, ...

A WOMAN who’s lost a staggering four stone on weight loss injections has hit back at trolls who have slammed her for ...

Proper lung function is associated with a healthy body mass index. A recent study, led by Dr. Gang Wang, Karolinska Institute explored how unhealthy body mass index can affect lung function in ...

The bottom line? It is always better to act sooner and keep your weight in check and maintain a healthy body mass index as these two are quite necessary to lead a healthy lifestyle. However ...

A new chart highlighting the demographics of who voted for who in the 2024 election revealed that more women voted for Donald Trump this election than they did in 2020. Anna Moneymaker/Getty ...

A makeshift memorial is in place Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, at the site of a crash that claimed three lives near Woodstock two days before. (Amanda Marrazzo) Amy Roeder, who was killed in an Oct. 27 ...