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

This precision in risk prediction allows for targeted interventions, potentially reducing unnecessary treatments and improving clinical outcomes.

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

The Food and Drug Administration is revising the labeling of all extended-release stimulants used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder to include warnings about the risk of weight loss ...

Obesity rates for Black children and adolescents are 22.4% in the decade before the pandemic and 35% in the 2 years after the ...

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. may be ripe in a year. At that time, setmelanotide should be approved for HO in the U.S. and ...

Key results The average age of the children was 10 years. Most studies reported the body mass index (BMI) z score: BMI is a measure of body fat and is calculated by dividing weight (in kilograms) by ...

When a team of scientists led by a Washington State University researcher examined the way that more than 9,400 children grew ...

Fresh performs during a concert on the rooftop at BMI in Nashville, Tenn., Wednesday. Douglas Furtick, who uses the stage ...

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

The National Center for Health Statistics measured adults and children to see weight, height and other size trends ...

The BMI or Body Mass Index is used to classify different body weights as listed: Underweight – less than 18.5 Normal or optimum – 18.5 to 24.9 Overweight – 25 to 29.9 Obesity – 30 or greater ...