Study shows people with high body fat are 78% more likely to die and three times more likely to die from heart disease, ...

BMI, or body mass index, is an outdated measurement that fails to properly identify health risks, according to a new study.

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

For many people, no matter what doctor you're seeing, the routine is essentially the same. You enter the room, sit down on the medical exam paper, get your blood pressure taken, then step on the scale ...

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

Researchers from King’s College London evaluated 25 different measurements of body fat and found that those related to the ...

The National Center for Health Statistics measured adults and children to see weight, height and other size trends ...

Body mass index, or BMI, has been used by medical professionals since the 1990s to classify whether individuals are a healthy ...

Clinicians who work with elite college athletes and military cadets should be aware of the association between higher body ...

Experts believe the study highlights the need for more targeted health evaluations beyond BMI, especially as belly fat ...