World medical experts say there is a better way to look at body weight than BMI. Trump nominee Kash Patel touches parents’ ...

Background: The association between body mass index (BMI) and the risk of cognitive impairment remains uncertain. Relatively few studies have analyzed the dose–response relationship between BMI and ...

Is obesity a disease? How could it be better defined? A commission of 56 global experts from 'The Lancet' magazine has set ...

We classified subjects into weight change profiles according to baseline body mass index (BMI) categories and weight change over 20 years. We estimated trajectories of lung function over time as a ...

Blood pressure numbers indicate the pressure measured when your heart beats (systolic), and in between the beats (diastolic).

Spices alone cannot directly lead to weight loss, but some have properties that may help support your weight management plan.

Body weight and body mass index alone are not enough to predict whether someone will develop a metabolic disease. A new atlas ...

Medically reviewed by Mallory Christopherson DC, FMT, CSCS An endomorph is a human body type, or somatotype, characterized by ...

WASHINGTON—Body-weight cycling (also known as yo-yo dieting) has been shown to significantly increase the risk of kidney disease in people with type 1 ...

Both high-protein and low-carb diets are effective for weight loss. Consuming more protein may be the most important factor ...

Health experts have pinpointed four key steps we can all take now to ensure we live longer. While there is never any guarantee over our life expectancy, a number of important contributing factors are ...