A MUM has been left fuming after receiving a letter from her daughter’s school calling the five-year-old “obese”. Samantha ...

As the global population ages, preventing functional decline and the need for long-term care for older adults becomes urgent.

Body size and excess weight, conventionally assessed using body mass index (BMI), are well-established risk factors for many types of cancer. However, new research to be presented at this year's ...

Body mass index (BMI), which is measured by taking a person’s body weight and dividing the square of their height, has long ...

Tirzepatide was associated with significant reductions in weight primarily due to fat mass loss while preserving lean mass in obesity.

Body size and excess weight, conventionally assessed using body mass index (BMI), are well-established risk factors for many ...

Critics are once again questioning the efficacy of BMI as a tool for diagnosing obesity, suggesting that a more holistic ...

Is BMI a misleading tool for measuring obesity? Body mass index, or BMI, is commonly used to evaluate a person's weight status and determine whether they're of normal weight, overweight or obese.

Body mass index (BMI) was almost three times more likely to classify children as overweight than waist circumference-to-height ratio, according to a new study. Published in Obesity and Endocrinology, ...

A body hauled in by the nets of a fishing boat off the coast of Massachusetts last week was likely a burial at sea and not criminal, according to the Suffolk County district attorney's office.