That means muscular people, including athletes, can have high BMI and could be considered on paper to have obesity when in reality they do not have too much body fat, also known as adiposity.

Another large 2004 study of over 15,000 Chinese adults found that a high risk for cardiovascular disease started at a lower BMI and waist circumference than for Caucasians. This means when ...

But the average BMI of all adults over 40 in the UK varies between 27.7 and 27.6, suggesting the majority would be declared obese, and at risk, under the proposed overhaul. It means many people ...

Among the 2,225 adults in the study, all under 60 years of age, 39.7% had obesity as defined only by higher BMI, while 39.1% ...

Clinicians need to address maternal health at all stages, with some seeing a possible new role for GLP-1 drugs.

Body mass index (BMI) is key method for measuring a ... of Rome "Tor Vergata" underwent body composition assessments by means of Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA). The sample was categorised ...

The TRANSCEND trial evaluated the efficacy and safety of setmelanotide for the treatment of acquired hypothalamic obesity.

The healthy weight range is based on a measurement known as the body mass index (BMI). This can be determined if you know your weight and your height. The Body Mass Index (or BMI) is a way of ...

In patients with RA, BMI affects cardiovascular risk, differing by anti–citrullinated protein antibody (ACPA) status and ...