Obesity increases the risk of nearly 200 diseases. A new genetic test may be able to predict a young child's risk of obesity in adulthood.

New body composition tests are replacing BMI as a more accurate way to assess health and fitness. Measuring muscle mass and ...

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 ...

A groundbreaking new study has revealed that your DNA may predict whether you’re likely to develop obesity—years before symptoms emerge.

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 ...