A new University of Florida Health study shows that body mass index, or BMI — commonly used to measure obesity and health ...

Body weight significantly influenced right heart function and survival in pulmonary arterial hypertension, with both extremes ...

THE infamous beer belly – something you might joke about with your mates or have prodded by your partner with a wink. You ...

A new study compares body mass index (BMI) with body fat percentage and finds the latter is far more reliable in predicting obesity-related diseases and death.

This precision in risk prediction allows for targeted interventions, potentially reducing unnecessary treatments and improving clinical outcomes.

In January 2025, Lizzo celebrated a milestone: she hit her personal "weight release goal," revealing she had dropped her body ...

BMI fails to predict long-term mortality risk, while direct body fat measurement via bioelectrical impedance is a far more accurate indicator. The study, published in the Annals of Family Medicine, ...

Body mass index (BMI) may not be the most accurate predictor of death risk. A new study from the University of Florida found ...

Results show that body fat analysis did indeed predict people’s risk of death from any cause and, specifically, for heart ...

It’s scary to think that we may have been using a surrogate — BMI — that may not have been all that accurate over the years," ...

A new University of Florida Health study shows that body mass index, or BMI—commonly used to measure obesity and health ...

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