New research shows being fit matters more than your weight when it comes to living longer. A groundbreaking study of 400,000 people reveals why doctors should focus less on BMI and more on measuring ...

A recently published LongITools study led by the University of Oulu identified two new childhood BMI patterns, challenging ...

Dementia cases had lower BMI and waist circumference and faster declines; HDL levels generally higher predementia ...

In 2021, over 15 million children and young adolescents and 172 million adults were overweight or obese. This represents a ...

That’s still on the low side among affluent countries, although there are some large world economies with lower taxes than the US (this chart shows 2022 data because 2023 numbers aren’t available for ...

A Complete Unknown could see Timothée Chalamet become the youngest-ever Best Actor winner after he picked up his second Oscars nomination for his portrayal of Bob Dylan. James Mangold's new movie ...

An unpleasant odour is a big buzzkill — it can overshadow the best of your OOTD, making you self-conscious and leaving a lasting impression for all the wrong reasons. But how do you approach ...

Body mass index (BMI) has been the international standard for measuring obesity since the 1980s, according to many sources, though some experts have questioned its validity. A person’s BMI is ...

The body mass index (BMI), a weight-to-height ratio, has long been criticised as too simplistic, in part because it cannot distinguish between fat and muscle mass. Currently, anyone with a BMI of ...

The Lancet medical journal’s Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission last week proposed a new definition and method for diagnosing obesity, beyond simply looking at a person’s Body Mass Index (BMI), the ...

A new report argues that body mass index or BMI is not the most accurate way to define obesity. BMI is only a measure of a person’s weight and height and does not account for muscle mass.