Study shows people with high body fat are 78% more likely to die and three times more likely to die from heart disease, ...

Results show that body fat analysis did indeed predict people’s risk of death from any cause and, specifically, for heart ...

South Carolina-based 803Fresh talks the success of his Beyoncé-cosigned "Boots on the Ground" and Southern soul's six-decade ...

BMI, or body mass index, is an outdated measurement that fails to properly identify health risks, according to a new study.

When a team of scientists led by a Washington State University researcher examined the way that more than 9,400 children grew ...

The study found body mass index (BMI) patterns that could predict obesity, with findings published in Jama Network Open.

A new University of Florida Health study shows that body mass index, or BMI—commonly used to measure obesity and health ...

New body composition tests are replacing BMI as a more accurate way to assess health and fitness. Measuring muscle mass and ...

Adults with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease have a lower risk for adverse renal outcomes with semaglutide, ...

Our body mass index is categorized into underweight, normal, overweight, and obese based on data largely from white middle-aged men—decades ago. For decades, we've used body mass index (BMI) to ...