We break down the history behind BMI and how body fat percentage relates to your health. Read more to get a better ...

A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass ...

As BMI is increasingly recognized as an imperfect way to measure health, UVA researchers share other metrics they rely upon.

The Body Mass Index (BMI) has long been a standard tool for assessing weight-related health risks. However, growing evidence suggests that this one-size-fits-all metric does not serve all ...

Body composition refers to the percentages body fat, bone, and lean tissue mass (basically, the muscle, organs, water, and ...

Maintaining a healthy weight is an essential part of overall well-being. But while most health conversations revolve around ...

The number does not capture a person's muscle mass; where on their body fat is stored; or how their race, ethnicity and ...

Obesity, a new report recommends, should be diagnosed by an individual’s body fat percentage, not weight, which was the norm ...

Perceived weight discrimination partially mediated the association between high BMI and future pain in middle-aged and older adults.

"Among individuals undergoing medication abortion beyond 13 weeks, those with a BMI ≥30 were 6.62 times more likely to ...

This small but meaningful change seen in California may add up to a generational impact on consumption, but only time will ...

I have written about the use of Body Mass Index (BMI) in prior columns and the issues related to its actual applicability for accurately measuring overweight and obesity in individuals.