Many young women gain weight in the years after breast reduction surgery, according to a study published online in th ...

Body weight cycling, also known as “yo-yo dieting,” is associated with a 25%-36% increased risk for diabetic kidney disease ...

This small but meaningful change seen in California may add up to a generational impact on consumption, but only time will ...

As BMI is increasingly recognized as an imperfect way to measure health, UVA researchers share other metrics they rely upon.

We break down the history behind BMI and how body fat percentage relates to your health. Read more to get a better ...

El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)-A new definition of obesity, published in the Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology Journal, proposes a new definition that moves beyond body mass index (BMI). Dr. Jorge Acosta, the ...

Body-weight cycling (also known as yo-yo dieting) has been shown to significantly increase the risk of kidney disease in people with type 1 diabetes, regardless of body mass index (BMI) and other ...

Obesity, a new report recommends, should be diagnosed by an individual’s body fat percentage, not weight, which was the norm ...

Being overweight and obese, places increased pressure on your feet, ankles and lower limbs, which makes you more likely to experience arthritis, foot pain and skin problems on the feet ...

World medical experts say there is a better way to look at body weight than BMI. I'm a psychologist who dated many toxic ...

Blood pressure numbers indicate the pressure measured when your heart beats (systolic), and in between the beats (diastolic). Less than 120/80 (one hundred twenty over eighty) is considered normal. A ...

Weight-loss drugs have also now been added to the list of “high-risk” medicines requiring extra safeguards. Any decision not ...