Fasting plasma glucose (FPG), age, body mass index (BMI), and male sex are all associated with development of diabetes, ...

A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial body mass index and hoping to better identify people who need treatment ...

He lost 40 pounds with intermittent fasting and weight training. How much would shedding 10 more pounds to achieve a Body ...

Findings indicate a 12.8% 10-year diabetes risk, driven by fasting plasma glucose, age, sex, and BMI, highlighting the need ...

The number does not capture a person's muscle mass; where on their body fat is stored; or how their race, ethnicity and ...

Instead of using the controversial body mass index, or BMI, to assess weight, an international group of scientists proposes ...

For many years, obesity would be diagnosed based on a person’s BMI (Body Mass Index ... This corresponds to 43% of adults aged 18 years and over (43% of men and 44% of women) were overweight — an ...

The air that women breathe up to three months before they become pregnant can have an effect on the future baby’s size. A study of more than 5,000 mothers and their subsequent children suggests that ...

Where you store fat, as opposed to how much you have, may be a bigger risk factor for colon cancer, a study published in JAMA ...

The commission recognized that the current measure of obesity, which is body-mass index (BMI), can both overestimate and underestimate adiposity (how much of the body is fat). The global commission ...

Medical experts have urged a shift away from the Body Mass Index (BMI) as the main yardstick to determine obesity as it does not factor in body fat levels. The prevalent method is so flawed that it ...

Indian doctors have revised obesity guidelines for the first time in 15 years, moving beyond the traditional BMI tool to include metrics like Waist Circumference and Waist-to-Height Ratio. Listen to ...