For reduced risk of chronic disease and a better chance at a longer life, midlife weight loss may be helpful, a new study suggests.

Design: A reference chart for relative weight change was constructed by the LMS method. The reference group was obtained by a retrospective cohort study. Participants: 1544 healthy, exclusively breast ...

Not all children grow the same way. A new study from the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program suggests that body weight changes in early childhood may be associated with ...

Unique Danish longitudinal study with over 136,000 measurements reveals the connection between pubertal development and weight throughout adolescence.

Research shows intentional weight loss in older adults can lead to better mobility, reduced medical complications, and ...

Contributed by Peter T. Ellison, March 14, 2018 (sent for review October 9, 2017; reviewed by Michael Muehlenbein and Barbara A. Piperata) ...

While the Body Mass Index (BMI) chart is a widely used tool to assess weight categories, experts emphasize that it offers an ...

Previously, CF was limited to the pediatric age group. However, an increase in the number of ... The classification system was simplified in 2011 in order to facilitate its clinical application. Chart ...

As we get older, our bodies don't respond the same way to weight loss efforts, and science has some explanations to offer. As we age we naturally tend to gain weight, to the tune of 1 to 2 pounds ...

weight, and shape. This data may help indicate your general health status, nutrition and dietary adequacy, and growth. Height and other anthropometric data are published in national growth charts ...

The finding emphasizes the need for early monitoring and intervention to reduce the risk for long-term adverse health ...

Presenting their findings at the European Congress on Obesity in Malaga, Spain, they also said that if a child with a higher BMI reached a healthy weight by the age of six, they were no longer at risk ...