For decades, the Body Mass Index (BMI) has been the ... s risk of developing health conditions related to obesity. Developed by researchers at the University of Arizona, BRI considers both height ...

Body mass index (BMI) was almost three times more likely to classify children as overweight than waist circumference-to-height ratio, according to a new study.

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By 2050, over half of the adults and one third of the youth may be obese. Experts have called for urgent action to prevent obesity from becoming the global norm.

Amid the soaring use of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) drugs for intentional weight loss, a vastly different movement appears to be gaining traction in health care: Many clinicians are pushing for a ...

Well-to-do and better-educated Americans have far lower rates of heart disease than the rest of the population, a new study ...

Well-to-do and better-educated Americans have far lower rates of heart disease than the rest of the population, a ...

For decades, the Body Mass Index (BMI) has been the gold standard for measuring body fat and assessing health risks. However, ...

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A rise in the use of non-FDA-approved diabetes and obesity medications has spurred health care professionals and medical ...

Healthy food is important for children, but what they drink also matters. Dr. Leana Wen explains what health and nutrition ...