Childhood BMI trends — specifically moderate BMI and high BMI variability — were associated with high cortisol concentrations at 17 years of age.

Many adolescents and young women gain weight in the years after breast reduction surgery – particularly those who were at a healthy body mass index (BMI) before surgery, reports a paper in the ...

He lost 40 pounds with intermittent fasting and weight training. How much would shedding 10 more pounds to achieve a Body ...

Hers shares information about the average weight for women in the U.S., what women believe the ideal weight is, and the ...

New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and also take into account health ...

The number does not capture a person's muscle mass; where on their body fat is stored; or how their race, ethnicity and ...

However, this classification system assumes that weight alone is a reliable indicator of health, disregarding important ...

A report published last week in “The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology” strives to redefine obesity. An international group convened to examine the longstanding concept and are recommending better ...

The way the world defines obesity has been in need of an overhaul, according to some experts, and it could be coming soon ...

BMI provided a shaky foundation for understanding obesity and related health risks. A shift to more accurate anthropometric ...

For years, medical experts have defined obesity primarily based on body mass index, which measures stored fat by calculating ...