Women prioritise their health at all stages of life. The Body Mass Index (BMI) is a vital metric for tracking physical health ...

Changes in Body Mass Index (BMI) during adolescence play an important role in the association between air pollution exposure ...

Muscle and fat weigh the same in pounds. The biggest difference between the two is that muscle is denser, making a person ...

While the Body Mass Index (BMI) chart is a widely used tool to assess weight categories, experts emphasize that it offers an ...

“BRI has been found to be superior in estimating risk for clinical endpoints including cardiometabolic disease, kidney ...

Risk of heart failure (HF) has been shown to increase as body mass index (BMI) increases; however, BMI has limitations as an obesity measure. Over median follow-up of 13 years, waist-to-height ratio ...

In India, the incidence of overweight and obesity is increasing, with recent estimates showing that 24% of women and 23% of men are overweight or obese. With lifestyle-based diseases on the rise, it ...

Elevated relative fat mass was linked to increased prevalence of gallstones in a study of US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data.

Not all children grow the same way. A new study from the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program ...

A 12-week randomized trial found that daily intake of boiled kombu (Laminaria japonica) powder reduced body fat and raised ...

Personal exposure to nitrogen dioxide and the oxidative potential of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), but not PM2.5 mass, ...

Eating a healthy diet as a child is linked to girls having their first menstrual period at an older age than those who consume a less healthy diet.