Body mass index (BMI) may not be the most accurate predictor of death risk. A new study from the University of Florida found ...

When it comes to measuring weight, BMI is the acronym everyone loves to hate, but authors of a new study say a different ...

A new study reports that measurements that detect body fat are a more accurate predictor of mortality risk than body mass ...

Discover how smoking during pregnancy may increase childhood obesity risk, according to new research from Washington State ...

The study found body mass index (BMI) patterns that could predict obesity, with findings published in Jama Network Open.

A new study compares body mass index (BMI) with body fat percentage and finds the latter is far more reliable in predicting ...

The higher a person’s body mass index (BMI), the higher their risk for complications after bariatric surgery, such as higher ...

Menarche that begins “anytime between the age of 10 and 14 is considered normal,” Dr. Anne-Marie Amies Oelschlager, pediatric and adolescent gynecologist at the University of Washington School ...

Sauerkraut and kimchi are both cabbage-based, fermented foods. They have some differences in their probiotic content and ...

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

For decades, we've used body mass index (BMI) to infer the basic health of an individual. However, BMI fails to account for factors such as athleticism, cholesterol levels, and blood pressure. A ...