This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. When it comes to achieving a healthy body weight, some men ...

The average American woman weighs about 170 pounds and stands about 5 feet, 4 inches tall. But it's important to remember that these averages are mathematical calculations. They don't represent what's ...

A study found that Americans today are less likely to recognize overweight status than they were in previous decades, ...

Last year, my wife started training for the New York City marathon. I couldn’t exactly be ordering in Taco Bell while she was ...

Researchers at Tel Aviv University found that the widely used Body Mass Index (BMI) measurement is less sensitive to define obesity than we thought. The researchers recommend equipping clinics with ...