As awareness about health and fitness continues to grow, tracking metrics like Body Mass Index (BMI) has become an essential ...

WHILE curvy or voluptuous are seen as compliments, no woman EVER wants to be described as “round”. But scientists now suggest ...

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.

GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) have the potential to negatively impact muscle mass because they can cause substantial ...

The study highlights BMI's role in mediating genetic risk for diseases, suggesting a complex relationship with conditions ...

Research found that younger age at type 2 diabetes diagnosis is associated with higher risks of cardiovascular and all-cause ...

Obesity is associated with self-reported symptoms of depression, eating disorders, and/or binge eating among treatment-seeking adolescents.

The following is a summary of “Temporal Trends of Obesity Among Nebraska Adults: EMR Data Shows a More Rapid Increase Than ...

Insulin Resistance May Be Important Risk Factor for Most Common Heart Valve DiseaseA large population study of men over 45 ...

In 2023, the American Medical Association acknowledged that BMI is an “imperfect way to measure body fat.” And an English study from 2021, with a more diverse data set, found that current BMI ...

If a person's weight is 160 lbs (72.6 kg) and their height is 6 feet (1.8 meters), you would calculate their body mass index as follows: 72.6/1.8 2 = 22.4 This puts that person into what's considered ...