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

Spices alone cannot directly lead to weight loss, but some have properties that may help support your weight management plan.

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Medically reviewed by Jamie Johnson, RDN Eating snacks for weight loss may help satisfy hunger between meals, prevent ...

Overall, our results confirm that individual differences in BMI and BFP are associated with widespread differences in brain function and structure among otherwise healthy adults ... of the MRI ...

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

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

Body weight and body mass index alone are not enough to predict whether someone will develop a metabolic disease. A new atlas of cells in fat tissue could help to explain why some overweight people ...

Fasting plasma glucose (FPG), age, body mass index (BMI), and male sex are all associated with development of diabetes.

Blood pressure numbers indicate the pressure measured when your heart beats (systolic), and in between the beats (diastolic). Less than 120/80 (one hundred twenty over eighty) is considered normal. A ...

Central obesity measures of waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio appear to be more accurate and consistent indicators of colorectal cancer incidence compared with BMI, according to a study ...

To reduce the likelihood of needing such a procedure, Dr. Grunkemeyer advised maintaining a healthy weight. "You've got to maintain a BMI within a normal range," he said, acknowledging the ...