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

BMI falls short as a way to measure obesity. Doctors need to also determine whether body fat harms a person's health.

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Research shows that people with a certain body shape face a higher risk of serious health problems compared to their ...

An apple-shaped body, characterized by excess fat around the abdomen, increases the risk of serious health conditions such as heart disease, type 2 di ...

BMI wasn't meant to measure health when it was first developed.Kathrin Ziegler/Getty ... Quetelet only looked at white French and Belgian men, a very narrow representation of humanity. His ideas were ...

The perfect breakfast for weight loss isn't about the food itself, but rather the energy it provides - and there's a certain ...

The likelihood for obstructive sleep apnea went down by 74% among adults with optimal vs. insufficient healthy lifestyle ...

A comprehensive review found that being out of shape greatly increased the risk of dying prematurely — regardless of age or ...

In 1993, using data from white people in Great Britain, ages 16 to 64, the World Health Organization (WHO) designated BMI ...

"Obesity" is defined as having a BMI above 30. Given the health implications related to ... between 15 and 35% of men with non-obese BMIs would be reclassified as obese. However, it turns out ...