New data from The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Comprehensive Transplant Center shows obese patients with end stage kidney disease and diabetes can safely use weight loss injections to ...

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

The European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) framework may offer a more sensitive measure of obesity tha ...

Japan: A large-scale Japanese study has uncovered complex relationships between body mass index (BMI), waist circumference ...

Conversely, BMI can underestimate health concerns in older adults and anyone who has lost muscle, ... KIFI Local News 8 is committed to providing a forum for civil and constructive conversation.

BMI has long been a standard tool for assessing weight-related health risks, but a new study suggests it may not be the best ...

Also known as “BMI,” it is a calculated measure of a person's body weight divided by their height to determine obesity. BMI ...

The global prevalence of OA attributed to high BMI has steadily increased over the past 3 decades, particularly among women and in high-SDI regions.

For young adults, body fat percentage is a better predictor of 15-year mortality risk than body mass index (BMI).

Medical experts, including sports physicians from Medilux, emphasize that BMI should never be treated as a target in ...