Diagnosing obesity involves much more than simply stepping onto a scale. In fact, a thorough evaluation of a person's weight status is a complex procedure that involves taking into consideration many ...

Waist-to-height ratio should be used in conjunction with BMI to assess overweight and obesity in children and adolescents, a ...

BMI is a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) stock, with a Growth Style Score of A and VGM Score of B. Earnings are expected to grow 9.9% year-over-year for the current fiscal year, with sales growth of 12.6%.

FITCH SOLUTIONS unit BMI cut its gross domestic product growth forecast for the Philippines this year to 6.2%, amid a general tempering of growth expectations across the region in the face of a ...

Study finds a 50% rise in overweight and obesity among adolescents in England, increasing from 22% in 2008–2010 to 33% in ...

Topline data were announced from a phase 3 trial evaluating setmelanotide for the treatment of acquired hypothalamic obesity.

The thyroid gland, located at the neck's base, controls metabolism, growth, and development. Its hormones impact nearly every ...

Background: Obesity is a complex, chronic, stigmatized disease whereby abnormal or excess body fat may impair health or increase the risk of medical complications, and can reduce quality of life and ...