Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. woman with BIA device The 'go-to' way many clinicians measure healthy weight may be deeply flawed, according to new research. A ...

The Body Mass Index (BMI) has long been a standard tool for assessing weight-related health risks. However, growing evidence suggests that this one-size-fits-all metric does not serve all communities ...

A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity. The global team’s recommendations were published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology on Jan. 14. Body mass index (BMI) ...

A large proportion of the population has abdominal obesity despite a normal BMI, and these individuals are at increased cardiometabolic risk, two new studies found. “Individuals with normal BMI but ...

Blood lactate levels were associated with survival and weight changes in ALS, according to a study in Australia and Japan.

Body Mass Index (BMI) is one of the most widely used tools to assess whether a person's weight is appropriate for their height. Yet for Indians, the interpretation of BMI is more complex than simply ...

Apps can help increase the amount of leisure time that users spend exercising as well as positively impacting their BMI, according to a new study in the Journal of Medical Internet Research. The ...