BMI has long been controversial among healthcare professionals—yet the obsession with how to calculate BMI persists. For these reasons as well as the influence of environmental, hormonal, and mental ...

Obesity BMI explained simply. Learn what your BMI indicates, possible health risks, and how to manage weight wisely.

By 2030, nearly half of all American adults will have obesity, according to research published in the New England Journal of Medicine. In every single state, researchers expect at least 35% of adults ...

SUNDAY, May 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Body Mass Index, or BMI, is a number that reflects the relationship between your height and weight. It's widely used in healthcare and public health to ...

A recently-published study suggests that a body "roundness" index may be a better measure of health than body mass index (BMI). The article, called "Body Roundness Index and All-Cause Mortality Among ...

A new study suggests there may be a better mathematical tool for determining potential health problems linked to body fat than the nearly 200-year-old Body Mass Index. The study, published in the ...

A new study finds that high body weight and high blood pressure directly increase the risk of vascular related dementia.

Indians face higher diabetes and heart risks at lower body mass index (BMI) levels than Western populations.

Severe obesity was strongly associated with a greater risk of post-infection cardiovascular disorders. Compared with youth of a healthy weight, those with severe obesity had more than double the risk ...

TyG-BMI is a stronger predictor of CRC risk than the TyG index, showing a linear association with CRC incidence. Subgroup analysis reveals a significant link between TyG-BMI and CRC risk, especially ...