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 ...

The global prevalence of OA attributed to high BMI has steadily increased over the past 3 decades, particularly among women and in high-SDI regions.

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 ...

The body mass index (BMI) is often used to assess health risks, but a recent study questions its reliability. Researchers ...

Thyroid cancer burden attributable to high BMI was increasing between 1990 and 2021 in the US, especially among men and older adults.

A new genetic analysis using data from over five million people has provided a clearer understanding of the risk of going on ...

A groundbreaking study involving genetic data from over five million people has uncovered how our DNA can predict obesity risk as early as childhood. The new polygenic risk score outperforms previous ...

Academics used detail on genetic variations from more than five million people to create a tool called a polygenic risk score, which analyses people’s genetics to work out their risk of developing ...

A plus-size fitness instructor says you can be overweight and healthy – and says the BMI index is her “biggest bugbear”. Rhiannon Dudzik, 34 – who is a size 20 – became a qualified fitness instructor ...