Although overweight, obesity and high-intensity statin therapy can increase diabetes risk, new evidence demonstrates ...

New research continues to show that many people meet the criteria for obesity and associated health problems, even if their BMI looks fine. Reading time 2 minutes Your number on the bathroom scale ...

Lead author Dr. Aly Bailey explains that BMI “cannot distinguish between muscle and fat, doesn’t account for where fat is distributed, and ignores important factors like age, sex, and race.” Two ...

Shortly after taking the stage at the 2025 BMI Pop Awards, where he was being honored with the BMI Champion Award, Benson Boone took a moment between performing hits like “Slow It Down” and “Beautiful ...

Individuals who take liraglutide or semaglutide for weight loss reduce their alcohol consumption by almost two-thirds in four months, new research being presented at this year’s European Congress on ...

At your last physical, your doctor may have recorded your body mass index (BMI). That statistic has long been thought of as an indicator of how healthy someone is. While it's still helpful, the truth ...

Body mass index might be a more accurate measurement than commonly thought. New research shows that a vast majority of people with a BMI signifying obesity have substantial excess body fat. Scientists ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Adults who had an above-average BMI trajectory as ...

Body mass index, or BMI, is often promoted as a key measure of health, but clinicians are increasingly understanding its flaws and moving toward more comprehensive markers. In 2023, research in the ...

The Body Mass Index (BMI) has long been a standard tool for assessing weight-related health risks. However, growing evidence suggests that this one-size-fits-all metric does not serve all communities ...

Recently, an international commission proposed a revised definition of obesity that focuses on how excess body fat affects the body, and factors in waist circumference, rather than simply calculating ...

Was actor Jake Gyllenhaal overweight when he filmed Road House? Should Kansas City Chiefs' tight end Travis Kelce be considered nearly obese? According to the current definition of "overweight" and ...