A new University of Florida Health study shows that body mass index, or BMI — commonly used to measure obesity and health ...

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

Some patients are aiming to lower their BMIs in order to increase their fertility; others are aiming to manage BMI-related ...

BMI, or body mass index, is an outdated measurement that fails to properly identify health risks, according to a new study.

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

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

Obesity and heart failure often go together, making treatment more complicated. Now, health experts have released new ...

The urgent directive follows alarming findings by Lancet, the British medical journal, that projected a surge in overweight ...

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

Breast feeding and early nutrition habits are vital as experts say our chances of being healthy 'appear difficult to alter ...

Women with higher levels of body fat sometimes struggle to conceive and can face greater health risks during pregnancy.