New research presented at the Congress on Obesity reveals significant differences in body composition among people with similar BMIs, showing higher fat in central regions and reduced muscle mass in ...

Your BMI could be anywhere from less than 18 to over 40, indicating where you fall on a scale of healthy body weight. This number is also supposed to give an idea of your risk for disease and ...

The prevalence of metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease, chronic kidney disease, and obstructive sleep ...

A new study reveals that people with severe obesity face a significantly higher risk of developing 16 chronic health ...

However, people with a BMI of 40 or higher can be given an obesity diagnosis based on that calculation alone, the researchers said. Body fat also plays a role, with the researchers noting that a ...

Adults who had an above-average BMI, overweight or obesity during childhood have increased risk for developing chronic ...

young adults (20-39 years old), middle-aged adults (40-59 years old) and seniors (60-79 years old). They were compared with each other after being matched by body weight and BMI. The results reveal ...

Body mass index (BMI) was almost three times more likely to classify children as overweight as a waist circumference-to-height ratio, according to a new study. Published in Obesity and ...

including about 40% of adults in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, accurately diagnosing it is important. Body mass index (BMI), which is measured by taking a ...

Children with above-average BMI trajectories are at increased risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease later ...