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.

A BMI between 25 and 29.9 is considered overweight. A BMI of 30 or higher is considered obese. If your BMI is in the normal range, it means that you have a lower risk for weight-related health ...

We’re used to hearing the medical community talk about our BMI (Body Mass Index) as a way to determine if we’re obese.  The ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...