The US Preventive Services Task Force updated its final recommendations Tuesday for how primary care clinicians can best help children with a high body mass index, the measure most practitioners use ...

The Yale team defined BMI-defined obesity using well-established threshold set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Academy of Pediatric ...

In a recent statement published in JAMA, researchers at the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) discussed the high prevalence of obesity among adolescents and children in the US, particularly ...

Elevated BMI in ALL patients is linked to lower progression-free and overall survival rates, despite similar adverse event incidences across BMI groups. Global trends indicate a rise in DALYs ...

Share on Pinterest A recent study finds people with a high or low Body Roundness Index have an increased risk of death. Zing Images/Getty Images Body Roundness Index is a novel body composition ...

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

Calculating your body mass index (BMI) involves using a simple formula with your weight (in pounds or kilograms) and height (in inches or meters). BMI is used to estimate your body fat and establish ...

Share on Pinterest Compared to BMI scores, body-fat percentages were a stronger predictor of the 15-year mortality risk of young adults, a new study found. Thana Prasongsin/Getty Images A new study ...

Long-Term Solid Cancer Risk Among 5-Year Survivors of Hodgkin's Lymphoma Ninety-seven consecutive patients with childhood ALL were studied prospectively by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the ...

Mild structural changes visible in knee MRI scans are already common among adults in their thirties - even in those without knee pain or other symptoms. A study by the University of Oulu found signs ...