"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." A new study adds to the growing body of evidence that suggests BMI is not as helpful as people once ...

Research reveals that several factors affect your risk of heart disease, including a lack of physical activity, high blood pressure, diabetes, prediabetes, and obesity. Staying physically active has ...

(HealthDay News) — Among women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), lower education level and higher body mass index (BMI) at diagnosis are associated with reduced likelihood of postpartum follow ...

U.S. health officials have revised a tool to track the rising cases of severe obesity among children who were previously off the charts. Updated growth charts released Thursday by the Centers for ...

Leptin is significantly associated with body mass index. Questions have been raised as to whether leptin has an impact on malnutrition in this population. Leptin is a hormone that is released from ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The researchers analyzed 13,153 patients (median age, 64 years; 19% women) with treated CHD previously included ...

Roughly 200 years ago, a Belgian mathematician and statistician named Adolphe Quetelet, seeking to characterize “normal man,” observed that adults’ body weight in kilograms is roughly proportional to ...

Kids and teens with a high body mass index (BMI) were 29 times more likely to have a high fat mass index compared with youths who had lower BMIs, making the controversial metric a "very good screening ...

A new Cornell study found that the eating habits of diners at buffets are associated with their waistlines; at a buffet, overweight patrons will sit an average of 16 feet closer than thinner eaters.

Results of a questionnaire-based study show higher body mass index (BMI) is associated with worse migraine symptoms and comorbidities. New research indicates a body mass index (BMI) equal to or ...

Body mass index (aka BMI) has been a controversial measurement for years. In fact, Prevention no longer uses BMI as an indicator of health. A new study adds to the growing body of evidence that ...