According to the National Library of Medicine, body mass index—commonly called “BMI”—was introduced as a system of bodily measurement in 1972. BMI calculates a correlational measurement between height ...

Waist-to-height ratio ‘outperforms’ BMI in identification of serious health risks, analysis of over 120,000 people suggests ...

Overweight patients showed worse progression-free and overall survival rates compared to normal weight and obese patients, indicating a U-shaped relationship between BMI and CAR T-cell therapy ...

Individuals who achieved a BMI of less than 25 kg/m2 in the SURMOUNT trials of tirzepatide also experienced significant ...

New research to be presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025, Malaga, Spain, 11-14 May) shows that the internationally recognized body mass index (BMI) cut-off points greatly ...

Background We investigated the prevalence, temporal trends and associated factors of overweight and obesity among adults in ...

Researchers show how beige fat communicates with blood vessels and helps keep blood pressure in a healthy range.

Kent County's childhood obesity data is higher than statewide and national averages, county health officials say.

Over half of adults and a third of kids and teens around the world will have overweight or obesity by 2050, according to two reports using data on 204 countries and territories. If observed trends ...

Female sex and higher education are significantly linked to the escalating prevalence of obesity and overweight in Africa, ...