Millions of Americans long considered outside the obesity category may, in fact, face many of the same health risks.

Body mass index (BMI) is not a complete measure of metabolic health, and a high proportion of U.S. adults with normal BMI still have obesity. Body mass index (BMI) is not a complete measure of ...

Q: The correlation between BMI and excess body fat seems to be flawed, especially in men. What’s your view? A: Your body mass index (BMI) is a number that is calculated based on your height and weight ...

A new study on the impact of excess weight around the midsection — aka abdominal obesity — raises questions about causes, harms, and fixes. A large new study found that about 1 in 5 adults worldwide ...

For decades, BMI (body mass index) has been the go-to number doctors use to decide whether someone is underweight, "normal," overweight or obese. But new global research suggests it's possible to have ...

BMI has long been controversial among healthcare professionals—yet the obsession with how to calculate BMI persists. For these reasons as well as the influence of environmental, hormonal, and mental ...

A large proportion of the population has abdominal obesity despite a normal BMI, and these individuals are at increased cardiometabolic risk, two new studies found. “Individuals with normal BMI but ...

The reason BMI is not very usable for measuring an individuals health is that the BMI only takes a persons weight and height ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Postmenopausal women with normal BMI may improve CVD risk by maintaining a healthy lifestyle. This includes ...

This study shows that a blood-based metabolomic signature linked to maternal BMI predicts gestational diabetes and ...