A recently published LongITools study led by the University of Oulu identified two new childhood BMI patterns, challenging ...

Maintaining a healthy weight is an essential part of overall well-being. But while most health conversations revolve around ...

According to the screenshots, Lizzo lost 10.5 points in her BMI and 16 percent of her body fat. The 36-year-old has been “methodical, losing weight very slowly,” she told the New York Times in March ...

It has been updated to reflect the findings of a new report. Chances are, a doctor has at one point measured your Body Mass Index to check if you are a healthy weight. But a new report suggests ...

Body mass index (BMI) has been the international standard for measuring obesity since the 1980s, according to many sources, though some experts have questioned its validity. "Obesity is a complex ...

What is BMI, and what have been criticisms of its usage? How is the new definition different? In what ways could it change clinical care? Will these changes be forthcoming? And while revisions are ...

Central obesity measures of waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio appear to be more accurate and consistent indicators ...

Currently, the BMI cutoff is 30 for the increasingly popular GLP-1 drugs. David J. Phillip/AP file Share Doctors should stop relying solely on a patient’s body mass index to diagnose obesity and ...