Those with a BMI of 30 or greater are considered obese. But they can reduce the risk of disease with regular exercise and ...

Researchers suggest that the BMI cut-off point for obesity needs to be lowered. Let’s review the current classifications and the new threshold suggestions. The post BMI bombshell: Research suggests ...

Is BMI the best way to assess weight and health? (Photo illustration: Jack Forbes/Yahoo Life; photos: Getty Images) Body mass index (BMI) is a simple tool for assessing whether an individual falls ...

A recently-published study suggests that a body "roundness" index may be a better measure of health than body mass index (BMI). The article, called "Body Roundness Index and All-Cause Mortality Among ...

The Body Roundness Index is a novel body composition measurement that is touted as being a more accurate alternative to Body Mass Index. In a large retrospective study of 33,000 US adults, researchers ...

Neck size also matters as much as your Body Mass Index. Find out how to measure neck circumference and know what is the ...

Being underweight or overweight may affect your ability to get pregnant as weight affects your homrones. This is true for ...

Around one in three Australian adults (32%) has a body-mass index (BMI) of 30 or above. A further 34% has a BMI of 25 or above. Australia’s regulator has approved Wegovy, the weight-loss version of ...

A new analysis links higher triglyceride-glucose (TyG) and TyG–body mass index (TyG-BMI) levels to increased colorectal cancer (CRC) risk, especially among women, but not mortality. Elevated ...

A new study led by Distinguished Professor Luisa N. Borrell found significant inequities in body mass index (BMI) among ...