For years, body mass index (BMI) has been the standard tool for assessing obesity and cardiovascular risk. But new research ...

Adolescents who achieved a BMI reduction of at least 10% at 26 weeks with a reduced-calorie diet had significant decreases in ...

"Throw away that regular scale and focus instead on knowing what your fat mass is, what your lean muscle mass is, and what ...

Monitoring your health begins with understanding your body composition, and one of the simplest ways to do that is by using a BMI calculator.

The ratio of a person's waist measurement compared to their height is more reliable than body mass index (BMI) at predicting ...

Researchers examined the association between BMI trajectory and outcomes in RCC, finding worse OS in patients who lost weight after diagnosis.

While drugs like Wegovy, Ozempic and Mounjaro are hailed for regulating blood sugar and helping people lose weight, new ...

Recommendations for optimal gestational weight gain are different depending on a woman's body mass index (BMI), ranging from ...

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A new study suggests your weight-to-height ratio may reveal heart disease risk more accurately than BMI. Subjects with larger ...