Just last week a study came out showing that being overweight wasn’t likely to kill you. Then yesterday, two more studies were published saying that by packing on only a few extra pounds, you could ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many people with “normal” body mass indexes may still be obese, new research suggests. The study, which will be presented Friday ...

Body Mass Index (BMI) has long been regarded as a standard measure for assessing weight-related health risks and, more recently, determining eligibility for anti-obesity medications like GLP-1 ...

Is BMI the best way to assess weight and health? (Photo illustration: Jack Forbes/Yahoo Life; photos: Getty Images) Body mass index (BMI) is a simple tool for assessing whether an individual falls ...

People are more likely to have obesity the older they get ...

Body mass index, or BMI, is often promoted as a key measure of health, but clinicians are increasingly understanding its flaws and moving toward more comprehensive markers. In 2023, research in the ...

A scale and a tape measure. BMI is calculated using one’s mass in kilograms and one’s height in meters. Photo by Pixabay/Pexels During one of my high school gym classes, I remember my teacher putting ...

Dr Nicholas Fuller works for the University of Sydney and has received external funding for projects relating to the treatment of overweight and obesity. He is the author and founder of the Interval ...

Sept. 21 (UPI) --New research suggests that waist-to-hip ratio, and not body mass index is a better measure of healthy weight -- and may predict early death better than BMI. The researchers urge using ...