Body mass index, or BMI for short, is a measure of body weight based on your height. For decades, BMI has been a way to measure whether someone is at a healthy weight. In general, people are ...

Objective To develop and validate a novel risk prediction model for incident major adverse liver outcomes (MALO) in a primary care setting. Design Population based cohort study. Setting Sweden, with ...

South Asians have a four-times greater risk of heart disease compared to the general population. While traditional risk factors such as high blood pressure, diabetes, and high cholesterol are ...

New body composition tests are replacing BMI as a more accurate way to assess health and fitness. Measuring muscle mass and ...

Study findings suggest BMI may be crucial in the prognosis and optimal management of CAP among patients with NTM-PD.

Asthma risk in woman has significant associations with body mass index (BMI), body roundness index (BRI), white blood cell count (WBC).

The Lancet Commission’s new clinical definition of obesity may identify patients missed by BMI and strengthen the cases for ...

It's not the number on your scale, BMI, or even waist circumference—this endocrinologist's assurance is a new way of tracking your progress.

Adiposity—or the accumulation of excess fat in the body—is a known driver of cardiometabolic diseases such as heart disease, ...

Discover what metabolically unhealthy normal weight means, its risks for diabetes and heart disease, and steps to improve metabolic health.

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