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

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

In the past 20 years, the average rate of obesity among adults in the United States has risen by approximately 30 percent, but the rate of those with the most severe forms of obesity, or those with a ...

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 ...

By using AI to better predict and manage post-surgery pain, the team at HSS hopes to make recovery smoother and more ...

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

It has long been a well-established and well-documented fact that obesity — a complex, chronic disease which involves the ...

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