The loss of muscle mass and strength poses an increasingly significant challenge for an aging society. Prof. Kristina ...

New research suggests that a larger waist circumference is a bigger risk factor than body mass index (BMI) for ...

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

A new study links childhood overweight and obesity to higher COPD risk, stressing early weight management for lung health.

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

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 ...

Over the years, Real Housewives stars like Erika Jayne and Kandi Burruss have publicly revealed how much they weigh ...

Perceived weight discrimination partially mediated the association between high BMI and future pain in middle-aged and older adults.

Body mass index (BMI) is key method for measuring a person's weight status, and defining if they have normal weight, overweight, or obesity.

For starters, healthy kids come in a wide range of shapes and sizes, and they don't grow at a steady rate, either. Your child can look very different from your friends' kids -- or from his own ...

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

Body mass index ... to-height ratio, according to a new study. Published in Obesity and Endocrinology, the study was based on collaboration between the University of Eastern Finland and the ...