For years, we’ve been told that BMI is the final word on whether or not someone can be deemed a healthy weight for their ...

Though some doctors have been trying to classify “obesity” as a “chronic illness,” being fat and being ill aren’t the same ...

That's exactly what a new study, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, looked at. The study, from researchers ...

Find out why body fat percentage is a more accurate indicator of your health than BMI. Learn how to calculate it, discover ...

The loss of bone mineral density and bone mass is called osteoporosis, a disease that affects an estimated 10 million ...

Central obesity demonstrated a stronger association with colorectal cancer risk than general obesity measured using body mass index, according to a large UK cohort study.

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

Nearly half of adolescents and three-quarters of adults in the US were classified as being clinically overweight or obese in ...

ALZHEIMER’S disease could be detected up to 20 years before symptoms start to show, as scientists say that body fat could ...

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Celebrity tweets about obesity and weight loss attract far more positive engagement than those from medical authorities, ...

A new study finds that higher intake of ultra-processed foods is associated with greater body mass index (BMI). The findings ...