One of the biggest limitations of BMI is that it doesn't differentiate between muscle and fat. Muscle weighs more than fat, ...

While heart disease, diabetes and prediabetes are the most common health concerns related to obesity, many other conditions ...

Bad habits stemming all the way back to infancy could lead to obesity, diabetes and heart disease later in life, a recent ...

In a video, the two doctors refer to something called the string test. It involves taking a piece of string, standing on one ...

A landmark study finds waist-to-height ratio more effective than BMI in identifying obesity risk, as central fat levels rise ...

A pair of doctors have teamed up to show a simple trick which could be better tool to measure someone's health than body mass ...

JOANNA had struggled with her weight for years – but despite trying her hardest to shed the excess pounds, she’d quickly pile ...

A pair of doctors have revealed a simple trick that could be a better gauge of someone's health than the body mass index (BMI ...

Recognising the value of preconception and interpregnancy care Gestational weight gain (GWG) remains one of the most closely monitored yet misunderstood aspects of prenatal care. For decades, ...

They tell us about distressing experiences seeing obesity or overweight highlighted as a diagnosis for an encounter in which ...

Researchers evaluated how the duration of acid blockade medication use affects weight and body mass index among children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis.

The META-AF trial found fewer recurrences of atrial arrhythmias, a benefit unexplained by weight loss or glycemic control.