The number does not capture a person's muscle mass; where on their body fat is stored; or how their race, ethnicity and ...

Many adolescents and young women gain weight in the years after breast reduction surgery – particularly those who were at a healthy body mass index (BMI) before surgery, reports a paper in the ...

A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass ...

Initial fasting plasma glucose levels outside of 80 to 94 mg/dL were linked to an increased risk for diabetes.

Two newer adiposity measures incorporating waist circumference predicted periodontitis better than body mass index, reported ...

One of the primary limitations of the BMI is its inability to distinguish between the fat mass and the lean muscle mass.

It's the start of another year and the body mass index (BMI) is being criticized again. This time a Lancet-commissioned group ...

The condition is better measured by looking at factors like inflammation, insulin resistance, and glucose tolerance, ...

Heart disease remains the top killer of Americans as risk factors continue to grow. Get the latest statistics from the ...

Findings indicate a 12.8% 10-year diabetes risk, driven by fasting plasma glucose, age, sex, and BMI, highlighting the need ...

People with pockets of fat hidden inside their muscles are at a higher risk of dying or being hospitalized from a heart attack or heart failure, regardless of their body mass index, according to new ...