New research to be presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025, Malaga, Spain, 11-14 May) shows that the internationally recognized body mass index (BMI) cut-off points greatly ...

New research presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025, Malaga, Spain, 11–14 May) shows that the ...

Laura revealed in 2022 that she had to come to terms with the fact she may never have a family after being told by doctors she would need to lose around 14 stone.

U.S. President Donald Trump's official physical exam reports show that the president is overweight despite the change in BMI ...

BMI is an outdated measure of health, say experts – there’s a raft of checks that could give a clue to your current wellbeing ...

The other day, a 45-year-old man came to the emergency with complaints of breathlessness. Though it was not a heart attack, we ran all tests and found he had diabetes, very high cholesterol and uric ...

a healthcare provider will use a growth chart to evaluate how a child’s weight and height compare to other kids of the same age and sex. For example, a child who is considered in the 90th percentile ...

What Is the Average Weight for Women? This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. If you’re looking for straight answers, here they are: The average weight for women in the ...

A group of Swedish researchers came to this conclusion after analysing almost 340,000 patient health records and their waist circumference and body-mass-index ... same height and weight share ...

The size of a man’s waistband is a better predictor of cancer risk than traditional body mass index ... weight-loss injections. It comes after Nice told NHS medics to measure people’s waist-to ...