Zouhair Talbi and Jess McClain ran the fastest times ever for Americans at the Boston Marathon, both finishing fifth in their ...

Testing dozens of the best bathroom scales over the past year has completely changed how I think about them. A device that ...

Many people think about their weight as a number they see at a single moment, such as during a doctor’s visit. Doctors often ...

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 ...

Abstract: Ultrasonic intra-body communication (IBC) demands high data rates and high reliability to achieve revolutionary medical and healthcare applications. This paper proposes an ultrasonic ...

Why childhood obesity is becoming a cause for concern in a country that now ranks second globally for kids who are overweight ...

New research challenges long-held assumptions about a key stage in childhood development, revealing that a commonly used ...

New research published in Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases finds that marijuana use is associated with a modestly reduced risk of several metabolic disorders, with the relationship ...

A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial ...

A recent study found that two 'simple' eating habits are associated with lower weight and staying lean over time. This ...

A simple calculation may do a better job than body mass index (BMI) at flagging the risk of high blood pressure, according to ...