I am a 75-year-old woman who isn’t prediabetic or diabetic. My BMI is 31.2. My doctor has prescribed a trial of metformin for ...

Why is the teen prediabetes crisis a growing concern for public health? This isn’t a distant future—it’s happening now. One ...

Cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome is on the rise across the United States, affecting 80% of the population.

Some patients are aiming to lower their BMIs in order to increase their fertility; others are aiming to manage BMI-related ...

This precision in risk prediction allows for targeted interventions, potentially reducing unnecessary treatments and improving clinical outcomes.

Obesity rates for Black children and adolescents are 22.4% in the decade before the pandemic and 35% in the 2 years after the height of the COVID pandemic.

ABSTRACT: The body mass index (BMI) is a medical risk factor that has been in use since 1972 to identify degrees of weightiness, in particular obesity and severe underweight. Over the past few years ...

Body mass index (BMI) may not be the most accurate predictor of death risk. A new study from the University of Florida found ...

Study shows people with high body fat are 78% more likely to die and three times more likely to die from heart disease, calling into question BMI's reliability as a health measure.

Study shows people with high body fat are 78% more likely to die and three times more likely to die from heart disease, calling into question BMI's reliability as a health measure.

Black infant mortality rate more than double the rate among white infants: CDC Black infants died at a rate of 10.9 deaths per 1,000 live births, the CDC said.