Severe obesity is associated with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH)-related spinal radiographic changes among ...

BMI, or body mass index, is an outdated measurement that fails to properly identify health risks, according to a new study.

Stratifying body mass index (BMI) categories by waist circumference (WC) thresholds improves mortality risk prediction in postmenopausal women.

Thyroid cancer burden attributable to high BMI was increasing between 1990 and 2021 in the US, especially among men and older ...

A new study reports that measurements that detect body fat are a more accurate predictor of mortality risk than body mass ...

They pointed out that BMI can classify some people with a “normal” BMI, even when they have a high percentage of body fat. A ...

Researchers have mapped human fat tissue at single-cell resolution, uncovering how obesity alters cellular stress, ...

Ilona Maher, 28, made a video praising how good it feels to be strong, telling her fans they’ve got to try it. The Olympic rugby star flexed her muscles as followers praised her continued messages of ...

The most prevalent complications among newly identified people with obesity were hypertension, arthritis, diabetes, and ...

Today, BMI categorizes an individual as either underweight (BMI under 18.5), normal weight (18.5 to 24.9), overweight (25 to 29.9) or obese (30 and above). The formula does not change based on gender, ...

A prospective cohort study found that stratifying BMI categories by BMI-specific waist circumference thresholds modestly ...

Study shows people with high body fat are 78% more likely to die and three times more likely to die from heart disease, calling into question BMI's reliability as a health measure.