It’s a great day for those with a ‘dad bod,’ because according to a new study, it’s the body type women find most attractive.

A new study compares body mass index (BMI) with body fat percentage and finds the latter is far more reliable in predicting ...

Body size and excess weight, conventionally assessed using body mass index (BMI), are well-established risk factors for many types of cancer. However, new research to be presented at this year's ...

Researchers are now suggesting that waist circumference is a stronger predictor of cancer risk in men compared to body mass index. The study, conducted by scientists from Lund University, Sweden ...

Study shows people with high body fat are 78% more likely to die and three times more likely to die from heart disease, ...

A new study reports that measurements that detect body fat are a more accurate predictor of mortality risk than body mass ...

Growing number of critics say body mass index never meant as a health diagnostic tool People who seek medical treatment for obesity or an eating disorder do so with the hope their health plan will ...

The coefficient factors for BMI affecting the level of IOP estimated the change in IOP associated with a 10 kg/m 2 increase in BMI to be 0.9 and 0.7 mm Hg for men and women, respectively.

BMI in the overweight or obese range for both women and men during preconception or early pregnancy was linked to time to pregnancy success and miscarriage risk, according to study results ...

Scientists measured the body mass index—weight divided by height—of men and women in more than 3,600 couples, either while they were trying to get pregnant or early in the pregnancy, and ...

Body size and excess weight, conventionally assessed using body mass index (BMI), are well-established risk factors for many types of cancer. However, new research to be presented at this year’s ...