When you go into your doctor’s office for a physical, the first thing they will do is have you step on the scale to check ...

Study shows higher rate of child obesity in N.M.

(Vlad Fratila's Images/Canva) A simple calculation may do a better job than body mass index (BMI) at flagging the risk of ...

Two simple eating habits — early breakfast and prolonged night fasting — are associated with a lower body mass index years later. This was reported on April 11 in the journal Science Daily.

New waist-to-height cutoffs to assess fat mass and obesity predicted the risk of hypertension better than body mass index, ...

New research links stress, BMI, and hormone patterns to pubertal timing, revealing implications for long-term health and ...

In new research to be presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity in Istanbul, Turkey (12-15 May) and published in ...

In new research being presented at the European Congress on Obesity in Istanbul, Turkey (12–15 May) and published in The ...

The current body mass index system may not provide the most accurate picture of actual weight classifications among the general population.

Longitudinal data link higher BMI and waist circumference to poorer cognitive performance in both men and women.

Each year, the New Mexico Department of Health surveys kindergarteners and third graders in randomly selected public schools ...

Note – this is an early press release from the European Congress on Obesity in Istanbul, Turkey, 12-15 May. Please credit the congress when using this research* In new research to be presented at this ...