The number does not capture a person's muscle mass; where on their body fat is stored; or how their race, ethnicity and ...

Body composition refers to the percentages body fat, bone, and lean tissue mass (basically, the muscle, organs, water, and ...

Researchers identify a significant association between sugar-sweetened beverage tax and BMI changes among adults living in ...

A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass ...

David Haslam, chair of the National Obesity Forum, explains how we can maintain a healthy weight and why, when it comes to ...

Many adolescents and young women gain weight in the years after breast reduction surgery – particularly those who were at a healthy body mass index (BMI) before surgery, reports a paper in the ...

One of the primary limitations of the BMI is its inability to distinguish between the fat mass and the lean muscle mass.

The condition is better measured by looking at factors like inflammation, insulin resistance, and glucose tolerance, ...

Findings indicate a 12.8% 10-year diabetes risk, driven by fasting plasma glucose, age, sex, and BMI, highlighting the need ...

Initial fasting plasma glucose levels outside of 80 to 94 mg/dL were linked to an increased risk for diabetes.

It's the start of another year and the body mass index (BMI) is being criticized again. This time a Lancet-commissioned group ...