Although body mass index (BMI) is widely used in clinics as the standard measure of body composition, it can potentially misclassify muscular individuals as overweight and miss cases of "normal-weight ...

Menopausal women with larger waist circumference had a greater risk for death regardless of their BMI category, according to ...

A new study published in Eating Behaviors has raised concerns about the hidden risks of prescription weight loss medications ...

Nearly one in five American adults would be reclassified as having obesity under a new framework, a cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis published in Annals of Internal Medicine showed.However, ...

Extreme obesity in US youth has risen significantly, linked to higher rates of diabetes and liver complications, necessitating immediate public health action.

Body mass index (BMI) may not provide the most accurate screening for skeletal muscle deficits among youth with pediatric‐onset inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a study in the Journal of ...

Participants who received a bivalent mRNA booster vaccine dose had lower rates of hospitalisation due to COVID-19 than participants who did not receive a bivalent booster vaccination, for up to 120 ...

A new study published in theCanadian Medical Association Journal found obesity rates based on body mass index (BMI) increased faster in the four years after the start of the pandemic than in the ...

Singapore men's water polo team was humbled 19-8 by Brazil during its debut in the World Aquatics Championships. The team is currently last in Group C, behind Brazil, the US and Canada.

The COVID-19 pandemic affected women's mental and physical health more than men's, according to research from the University of Aberdeen.