Underweight children may experience different health issues. That is why it is important to include some weight gain foods ...

The condition is better measured by looking at factors like inflammation, insulin resistance, and glucose tolerance, ...

People recovering from eating disorders say the focus on weight and BMI can be triggering and counterproductive.

Then we have Singapore. Apparently, 11.6 per cent of our population are overweight. We are tied in third place with Thailand.

Being in shape is far more crucial for a long, healthy life than being slim. That’s the conclusion of the largest, most ...

People with higher body mass indexes say they're relieved by experts' new guidance to downplay the use of BMI in diagnosing people with weight problems or obesity.

Watch out! Muscle fat may increase the risk of heart disease and death, regardless of your body mass index (BMI).

A new report notes that the amount of belly fat a patient has is a more useful metric for determining obesity than ...

New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and take into account health ...

A recent study shows that Thailand has the third-highest child obesity rate among ASEAN countries. About 84.1% of kids aged 6-14 regularly snack on salty foods.

Instead of using the controversial body mass index, or BMI, to assess weight, an international group of scientists proposes ...

Body Mass Index (BMI) has limitations as it doesn't distinguish between muscle and fat, leading to misclassification of ...