New research challenges everything we thought we knew about weight and longevity. Scientific evidence now shows that fitness ...

Lower body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference and higher high-density lipoprotein are seen in the decade preceding diagnosis of dementia.

The percentage of U.S. adults with obesity did not significantly rise from 2013 to 2023, though a small uptick in the rate of obesity was seen for children and adolescents, according to data published ...

A recently published LongITools study led by the University of Oulu identified two new childhood BMI patterns, challenging ...