BMI (body mass index) has long been thought of as an indicator of how healthy someone is. The truth is a little more ...

Body mass index (BMI) is the tool doctors use to calculate whether someone is underweight, at a healthy weight, overweight or obese. But because BMI calculations can't tell the difference between body ...

When you go in for a wellness exam, oftentimes the first things the medical assistant does is take your height and weight.

Though retrospective, the findings provide ‘compelling’ evidence that GLP-1 receptor agonists may help prevent development ...

The mBCA Alpha scanner is an alternative to screenings that rely on weight and body mass index to understand the risk of ...

A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Tsukuba revealed that the use of a gamified sleep-tracking mobile application led to improvements in sleep parameters and a reduction in ...

Reviewed by Dietitian Annie Nguyen, M.A., RD A new study connects ultra-processed foods with an increased risk of developing ...

Researchers found that the impact of polyphenols rutin and genistein on the human fecal metabolome varies significantly by ...

A study conducted by the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, found that men with a ...

In the past 20 years, the average rate of obesity among adults in the United States has risen by approximately 30%, but the ...

Between 1990 and 2017 the global deaths attributed to high body mass index more than doubled from 2.2 million to 4.7 million ...