With a sleek profile — it's almost as thin as most laptops — the Renpho Smart Digital Bathroom Scale has a backlit screen that's handy for those late-night or early-morning weigh-ins. No need to tap ...

Turns out, you can’t outrun diabetes with a low BMI. In a sweeping study of nearly 45,000 participants, researchers set out to determine what drives the progression from prediabetes to diabetes — and ...

Leading health experts challenge traditional BMI measurements and introduce a comprehensive new approach to diagnosing obesity, potentially affecting millions.

Consistent aerobics can significantly improve the well-being of people living with HIV, a new study has revealed.According to a study done by Dr Nicholas Mwebaze, a sports scientist, well-structured ...

BMI provides only a single value; genetic predisposition & lifestyle factors also largely contribute to obesity in humans ...

An international team of doctors proposed a new way to define obesity that's not based solely on BMI. Here's what they ...

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.

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.

Obesity can affect a patient’s joints and contribute to joint pain. However, various medical treatments are available to address joint pain in obesity.

A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial ...