Higher BMI cutoffs are needed to diagnose overweight and obesity in male athletes, researchers reported in a study published ...

In the past 20 years, the average rate of obesity among adults in the United States has risen by approximately 30%, but the ...

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A new analysis links higher triglyceride-glucose (TyG) and TyG–body mass index (TyG-BMI) levels to increased colorectal ...

Your Body Mass Index (BMI) is often an indicator to diagnose obesity. Combating obesity is paramount to overall health. According to The National Health Institute, 1 in 3 adults are considered ...

BMI misclassifies athletic bodies. New research calls for revised BMI cut-offs to better assess young male athletes’ health ...

Waist circumference is a stronger predictor of obesity-related cancer risk than BMI in men, but not in women, due to ...

A new study has found that over 1 in 5 boys and men in Canada and the United States may meet the diagnostic criteria for an ...

Three men died and eight were injured after a fire broke out in an overcrowded home in the US. Investigators say there were ...

A new study from Lund University in Malmö, Sweden, revealed that waist circumference is a stronger risk indicator for obesity-related cancers in men than Body Mass Index (BMI). The research ...

BMI is an outdated measure of health, say experts – there’s a raft of checks that could give a clue to your current wellbeing – and a pathway to an active, longer life ...

You can calculate your body mass index (BMI) by dividing your weight in kilograms (kg) by your height in meters squared (m²). This formula helps estimate body fat and is used by healthcare ...