Study shows people with high body fat are 78% more likely to die and three times more likely to die from heart disease, calling into question BMI's reliability as a health measure.

Body mass index (BMI) may not provide the most accurate screening for skeletal muscle deficits among youth with pediatric‐onset inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a study in the Journal of ...

Recent research found that BMI is not a good predictor of mortality, adding to a growing body of evidence against the health ...

Instead, they concluded that a direct measurement of body fat using a fairly inexpensive ... “For example, people who are bodybuilders can really elevate their body mass index,” Orlando said. “But ...

For decades now, obesity has been defined by a number on a scale or where you land on the body mass index (BMI) measure. But ...

While Texas bakes under sweltering conditions, it's far from alone. Millions are under threat of extreme heat this week.

It turns out that obesity may be much more complicated than we thought, with the condition potentially existing in up to 11 ...

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When it comes to measuring weight, BMI is the acronym everyone loves to hate. Health professionals have long used body mass index as a quick screening tool to fast-track certain patients into a “code ...

Researchers at Jiangmen Central Hospital (China) investigated the association between red blood cell folate and visceral adipose tissue in young and middle-aged adults in the United States using ...

It might not be your exercise routine that's keeping your abs out of sight.

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