This would not be the first time that public-health experts have prematurely celebrated the peak of America’s obesity crisis.

A large study published in The Lancet Regional Health – Americas shows that waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) is a stronger and ...

For years, we’ve been told that BMI is the final word on whether or not someone can be deemed a healthy weight for their ...

"Throw away that regular scale and focus instead on knowing what your fat mass is, what your lean muscle mass is, and what ...

The Yale team defined BMI-defined obesity using well-established threshold set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Academy of Pediatric ...

Body roundness index takes into account a person's hips and waist measurements. While body mass index (BMI) has long been a go-to measure of a person's health, used by doctors and health insurers ...

Monitoring your health begins with understanding your body composition, and one of the simplest ways to do that is by using a BMI calculator.

During the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Ilona Maher was a breakout star, an athletic marvel who possessed an astonishing combination of speed and strength. As the 27-year-old member of Team ...

Obesity indices, particularly body fat percentage and relative fat mass, were associated with OA and may aid in early detection.

New study shows how hidden visceral and liver fat can clog arteries and raise heart disease risk even in people who appear ...