Body Mass Index cannot differentiate between muscle mass, fat and bone density. Doctors suggest other markers and scans to ...

Dementia cases had lower BMI and waist circumference and faster declines; HDL levels generally higher predementia ...

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

In 2021, over 15 million children and young adolescents and 172 million adults were overweight or obese. This represents a ...

New research suggests that changes in body weight and cholesterol levels could signal increased dementia risk up to a decade before diagnosis, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

However, the data showed that while obesity is a risk factor, so is a lack of fitness — even if you’re not clinically obese. The studies suggest that people of healthy, average weight with the lowest ...