Critics are once again questioning the efficacy of BMI as a tool for diagnosing obesity, suggesting that a more holistic ...

New research suggests that a larger waist circumference is a bigger risk factor than body mass index (BMI) for ...

A woman diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer has told the BBC the NHS said her Body Mass Index (BMI) was too high to ...

While research suggests having a higher weight may increase your risk for certain conditions, people can be healthy at every ...

Sanford will host a "Doc Talk" event Tuesday, April 1, discussing weight loss surgery options, who qualifies, and how they ...

One tool doctors have long used to measure ideal body weight is body mass index (BMI). It's a measure of your body weight in kilograms divided by the square of your height in meters. You can ...

A review and analysis of reams of earlier research found that being out of shape doubled or tripled the risk of dying ...

Lifetime excess body weight and significant weight gain in adulthood are associated with an increased risk for renal cell ...

New-onset type 2 diabetes was linked to an increased risk for developing certain cancers typically related to obesity, ...

Intermittent fasting has long been debated as a weight loss technique. Now a new study looks at how effective it is compared to daily calorie counting.