The body mass index (BMI) chart helps determine obesity levels in both women and men. Healthcare providers also use it to ...

New research shows that the social and academic environments of high school can leave a lasting imprint on adult body weight.

Women with inflammatory bowel disease tend to have a poor nutritional status and a higher incidence of sarcopenia compared ...

And many more (43 percent) have excess weight. Percent of Women Who Are Overweight in 2022 (By Region) Body mass index (BMI) is a measurement used to assess a person’s body weight in relation to ...

Waist circumference is a stronger predictor of obesity-related cancer risk than BMI in men, but not in women, due to ...

A new analysis links higher triglyceride-glucose (TyG) and TyG–body mass index (TyG-BMI) levels to increased colorectal ...

The new Army Fitness Test comes after Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, ordered the elimination of lower fitness standards ...

Johns Hopkins University researchers have found that nearly all adults identified as having obesity based on body mass index ...

Obesity prevalence was higher among female incarcerated individuals but lower among male incarcerated individuals across all country income levels.

A case-control study in Iranian women found that higher adherence to a healthy plant-based diet significantly reduces breast ...

Emotional eating and body dissatisfaction mediate links between BMI changes and mental health. These psychosocial factors ...