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.

Who is eligible for weight-loss jabs? UK pharmacies tighten rules amid misuse concerns - The clampdown comes after several ...

Body-weight cycling (also known as yo-yo dieting) has been shown to significantly increase the risk of kidney disease in people with type 1 diabetes, regardless of body mass index (BMI) and other ...

Obesity, a new report recommends, should be diagnosed by an individual’s body fat percentage, not weight, which was the norm ...

Body-weight cycling (also known as yo-yo dieting) has been shown to significantly increase the risk of kidney disease in ...

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

The key advantage of switching rather than cutting salt intake is that potassium-enriched salt can be used as a direct ...

Obesity has been an ongoing struggle for many consumers, and for years, body mass index (BMI) has been the key metric health ...

NPA chairman Nick Kaye told the PA news agency that while obesity is "one of the biggest challenges facing" the UK, they are ...