Body mass index (BMI), a simple calculation based on a person’s weight and height, may hold clues about the early stages of ...

Scots will need a higher body mass index than people in England before they can be given so-called 'fat jabs' on the NHS.

As awareness about health and fitness continues to grow, tracking metrics like Body Mass Index (BMI) has become an essential ...

Genetic vulnerabilities of producing lower levels of insulin and having an unhealthy distribution of fat could be major ...

Individuals categorized as fit, even if overweight or obese, did not exhibit a notable rise in cardiovascular disease or ...

As rates of obesity, as defined by body mass index (BMI), continue to climb in the United States, so have efforts to lose weight, including a new era of weight-loss drugs. Yet a new systematic review ...

Under the proposal, only those who are considered obese — someone who has a body mass index of 30 or higher — would qualify ...

Researchers have found that having a normal body mass index during childhood might protect one later on from lung health ...

A genetic predisposition to having lower insulin production and less healthy fat distribution are major causes of early-onset type 2 diabetes in British Asian people. According to new research from ...

A new study aimed at exploring the relationship between obesity and multiple sclerosis severity using genetic data finds that ...

The inclusion and the monitoring of four indicators of undernutrition will ensure that the benefits of nutrition support ...