In the U.S., the overall average body fat percentage is around 40% for women and 28% for men. Body fat (BF) percentage refers ...

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

As part of an eight-year study of 6,200 men and women, researchers identified four simple steps we can all take now to ensure ...

Health experts have pinpointed four key steps we can all take now to ensure we live longer. While there is never any guarantee over our life expectancy, a number of important contributing factors are ...

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

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

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 ...

Lower body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference and higher high-density lipoprotein are seen in the decade preceding ...

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

New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and also take into account health ...