Health professionals are shifting their focus, declaring that a typical Body Mass Index (BMI) isn't a foolproof indicator of ...

A sweeping review shows that while calorie intake and BMI often appear normal in people with alcohol use disorder, poor diet quality, hidden deficiencies, and flawed assessment tools may be ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Postmenopausal women with normal BMI may improve CVD risk by maintaining a healthy lifestyle. This includes ...

A widely accepted marker of early obesity risk may instead reflect normal muscle development, with implications for how clinicians assess adiposity in children.

While there is solid evidence that adolescent overweight and obesity are associated with coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke, less is known about the association between body mass index (BMI) and ...

Last year, my wife started training for the New York City marathon. I couldn’t exactly be ordering in Taco Bell while she was eating clean and running double-digit miles everyday, so I set out to make ...

Obesity is by far the most common risk factor for type 2 diabetes, but one in five people diagnosed with the disease are of a normal weight. A new test promises a novel way to estimate diabetes risk ...

"Obesity is traditionally considered a major risk factor for gout by increasing adipose tissue, which elevates uric acid levels in the circulation via enhanced production and diminished renal ...

Finnish and US researchers say a tape-measure sum may outshine BMI at spotting rising blood pressure. But how far should this ...