Explore how overweight and obesity are classified using BMI and other methods and understand the limitations of relying on ...

Britons are ballooning. Our waistlines are expanding at a rate that means the average adult is now rounder than ever before.

Imagine three men – one who is 5’ 8”and has a 27-inch waist ... What are its limitations? While waist circumference ...

Despite the latter overcoming some of the drawbacks of the former, experts say it’s not that simple, or maybe even necessary, ...

‘The recommended guidance from the NHS is 150 minutes of moderate-intensity activity or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity ...

Instead of looking at the scale, researchers are looking to measuring tape to determine how your body size could influence ...

Not all fat is equal, either. Our bodies contain white fat, brown fat, and beige fat. While white fat stores energy, brown fat helps burn calories. Beige fat tissue contains a mixture of the two. And ...

Body roundness index (BRI), may be a better predictor of disease than body mass index (BMI), new research shows. Researchers ...

A Chinese textile company assembled a team of more than 30 garment makers to break the Guinness World Record for the largest ...

The mathematical formula for BRI is associated with body fat levels, and takes into account height and waist circumference ... of overweight/obese Indian men is now 22.9%, while the figure ...