"How often do you poop?" might sound like a very personal question, but your answer could reveal quite a lot about your ...

Cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome is on the rise across the United States, affecting 80% of the population.

About 1 in 5 classified as overweight based on BMI alone considered to have obesity according to European society definition.

The higher a person’s body mass index (BMI), the higher their risk for complications after bariatric surgery, such as higher rates of emergency department visits and readmissions, according to a study ...

The campaign aims to enhance the understanding of obesity as a chronic disease and solutions to help manage the disease among Thais and healthcare providers. BA ...

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

They’re no longer fixed to certain places and times,” said Lotte van Dillen, a professor of social psychology at Leiden University ... Distracted eating could have adverse health consequences. Studies ...

Dr. David Geier joined Good morning Charleston Wednesday to break down a new study and talk about some of the myths surrounding a persons BMI and what measureme ...

Stratifying body mass index (BMI) categories by waist circumference (WC) thresholds improves mortality risk prediction in ...

Losing weight isn’t always winning at health, say experts challenging the long-standing obsession with BMI and dieting. New ...

Older women with larger waist circumference may be at a much greater risk of dying for any given BMI, according to ...

As per a prospective cohort study, waist circumference along with BMI modestly improves the prediction of which postmenopausal women are at a higher risk for premature death.