A new study suggests your weight-to-height ratio may reveal heart disease risk more accurately than BMI. Subjects with larger ...

The prevalence of body mass index (BMI)-defined obesity (BDO) among US youth aged 8 to 19 years closely mirrored that of BDO with excess adiposity across age, sex, and race and ethnicity, according to ...

A new study on the worldwide prevalence of ‘abdominal obesity’ tied belly fat in ‘normal’ weight people to hypertension, diabetes, and high cholesterol.

Higher body mass index (BMI) after diagnosis is linked to better survival outcomes in patients with localized renal cell ...

Researchers examined the association between BMI trajectory and outcomes in RCC, finding worse OS in patients who lost weight after diagnosis.

Q: My doctor just told me that I'm now considered obese. A week ago, I wasn't -- and I haven't gained any weight. What's going on? -- Claire T., Louisville, Kentucky ...

Obesity knows no bounds, according to a new study that suggests it’s possible to have a normal body mass index, look thin in clothes, and still meet the medical definition. BMI has for decades been ...

While this coincides with an uptick in GLP-1 drug use, some experts told Newsweek they don't think they are having a major ...

Recommendations for optimal gestational weight gain are different depending on a woman's body mass index (BMI), ranging from ...

The ratio of a person's waist measurement compared to their height is more reliable than body mass index (BMI) at predicting ...

Dispelling common misconceptions, this article clarifies that sugar alone doesn't cause diabetes, and carbohydrates can be ...