The 'go-to' way many clinicians measure healthy weight may be deeply flawed, according to new research. A population study from the University of Florida (UF) has found that BMI, or body mass index, ...

A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity. The global team’s recommendations were published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology on Jan. 14. Body mass index (BMI) ...

People of normal weight may also be at risk of diabetes and similar diseases. A study from the University of Gothenburg ...

The Body Mass Index (BMI) has long been a standard tool for assessing weight-related health risks. However, growing evidence suggests that this one-size-fits-all metric does not serve all communities ...

In daily practice, physicians need a quick and simple way to assess whether a patient's weight presents a health risk. For decades, the body mass index (BMI) has been used for this purpose, with ...

A new analysis links higher triglyceride-glucose (TyG) and TyG–body mass index (TyG-BMI) levels to increased colorectal cancer (CRC) risk, especially among women, but not mortality. Elevated ...

A large proportion of the population has abdominal obesity despite a normal BMI, and these individuals are at increased cardiometabolic risk, two new studies found. “Individuals with normal BMI but ...

Last year, my wife started training for the New York City marathon. I couldn’t exactly be ordering in Taco Bell while she was eating clean and running double-digit miles everyday, so I set out to make ...

A new Cornell study found that the eating habits of diners at buffets are associated with their waistlines; at a buffet, overweight patrons will sit an average of 16 feet closer than thinner eaters.