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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 ...

Weight is a visible, cheap and easy metric – but it doesn’t reflect what matters most: diet quality, physical activity, blood ...

A smart scale can help you stay consistent and accountable in a variety of ways. Most even have multiple user profiles, so ...

New research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has shown that caloric intake is the main ...

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

MRI findings indicate that smoking is linked to reduced brain volume, raising concerns about dementia risk, especially with ...

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

People in richer countries aren t moving less they re just eating more. A new Duke study shows that diet, not laziness, is ...

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In TODAY.com's Expert Tip of the Day, an exercise researcher shares a simple, at-home test that may help predict how many ...