Longitudinal data link higher BMI and waist circumference to poorer cognitive performance in both men and women.

When you go into your doctor’s office for a physical, the first thing they will do is have you step on the scale to check ...

Ultra-Processed Foods and Knee Osteoarthritis Risk. ULTRA-PROCESSED foods were linked to greater thigh muscle fat ...

New waist-to-height cutoffs to assess fat mass and obesity predicted the risk of hypertension better than body mass index, ...

(Vlad Fratila's Images/Canva) A simple calculation may do a better job than body mass index (BMI) at flagging the risk of ...

In new research being presented at the European Congress on Obesity in Istanbul, Turkey (12–15 May) and published in The ...

New waist-to-height cut-offs to assess fat mass and obesity predicted the risk of hypertension better than body mass index, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland and the ...

Study shows higher rate of child obesity in N.M.

Two simple eating habits — early breakfast and prolonged night fasting — are associated with a lower body mass index years later. This was reported on April 11 in the journal Science Daily.

The current body mass index system may not provide the most accurate picture of actual weight classifications among the general population.

Long-term exposure to excess weight is a stronger predictor of cardiovascular disease risk than body mass index (BMI) at a ...