A simple number has shaped how people think about health and weight for decades. That number is body mass index, or BMI.

In the world of fat activism, the “O-words” – overweight and obesity – are expressly verboten. That’s because advocates and ...

They found that visceral adipose tissue volume and liver fat fraction had particularly strong relationships with ...

Overall, 68.9% of participants who underwent screening at health stations had uncontrolled cardiovascular risk factors.

People who are genetically prone to having a higher body mass index (BMI) are also more at risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS).

Women who give birth before the age of 21 are twice as likely to suffer from type 2 diabetes, heart failure, and obesity, a ...

When I do a BMI calculation having to enter my weight and height, my suggested weight should be around 135 to get a decent reading. I weigh in around 165, and I do need to lose a bit, but not a lot in ...

THE price of Mounjaro is set to soar, The Sun revealed last week. It threatens to spark a cost of slimming crisis, adding ...

This episode of 5ive Live focusses on obesity, a major health concern in India, where approximately 40.3% of adults are clinically obese, and the emergence of anti-obesity drugs.

Metformin users showed significantly lower risks for both dementia and all-cause mortality vs controls across all BMI groups.