For years, body-mass-index (BMI), has been the health metric millions of us have been fixated ... For example, it cannot ...

Even medical professionals use BMI to assess health risks associated with obesity ... You are healthy now doesn’t mean you will remain healthy. One should manage their weight with advancing ...

For instance, health experts say people of Asian descent ... fat and higher lean muscle mass than white people at the same BMI; meaning that at the same BMI, they may have a lower risk of ...

A child whose BMI falls between the 85th and 95th percentiles is considered overweight, while children at or above the 95th percentile (meaning their weight is higher than that of 95 percent of ...

A study reveals that weight loss can lead to significant healthcare savings, with 7% savings for a 5% BMI reduction and 30% ...

Obesity prevalence in the US decreased in 2023, with significant drops in the South, highlighting the impact of GLP-1RA ...

A new study suggests that the DNA some modern Japanese people have inherited from ancient hunter-gatherers may increase BMI.

VO2 max is a key metric for many reasons. New research shows that fitness level is more important than bodyweight when it comes to cardiovascular health and mortality. The meta-analysis found that ...

The mean body mass index (BMI) and the prevalence of obesity both dropped in 2023 for the first time in more than a decade.