The BMI's flawed origins and arbitrary classifications contribute to weight stigma, harm mental health, and promote misguided ...

The Body Roundness Index, formulated in 2013, is now being considered a better tool than Body Mass Index to assess potential ...

Explore how overweight and obesity are classified using BMI and other methods and understand the limitations of relying on ...

HealthDay News — What time one eats impacts body mass index (BMI), according to a study published online Sept. 12 in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity.

Despite the latter overcoming some of the drawbacks of the former, experts say it’s not that simple, or maybe even necessary, ...

Just 38% of the men and 41% of the women had a BMI above ... Prof Antonino De Lorenzo said. A BMI of 27 should be used to define obesity in future, the researchers said. "Establishing this new ...

Practically everyone who has gone to a doctor for a check-up has had their BMI or Body Mass Index measured ... they state that BMIs ranging from 23 to 27.5 are to be considered overweight ...

All doses of tirzepatide, a medication approved in the EU to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity, consistently reduced body weight in women and men ... a BMI of 30 kg/m 2 and above, or 27 kg ...

When a heterosexual couple can’t conceive, the burden of blame is still frequently laid at the woman’s door. But as sperm ...

In a nationwide prospective cohort study, researchers evaluated the independent and joint effects of sleep and liver function biomarkers on liver cancer.

Over a short-term six-month outlook, BMI said the ringgit reversed its broad weakening trend since the start of 2024 to gain 12.1 per cent in 3Q 2024, positioning it to be the best-performing ...

Many young adults in Puerto Rico may have less-than-ideal cardiovascular health due to lifestyle behaviors that could ...