As awareness about health and fitness continues to grow, tracking metrics like Body Mass Index (BMI) has become an essential ...

A new study suggests that the DNA some modern Japanese people have inherited from ancient hunter-gatherers may increase BMI.

A 26-year-old man was convicted of deliberately gaining weight to avoid military service. The court ruled both had acted ...

A South Korean man has been convicted of evading compulsory military service by eating so much he became too obese to fight.

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Individuals categorized as fit, even if overweight or obese, did not exhibit a notable rise in cardiovascular disease or ...

Forget everything you thought you knew about weight and health. Scientists say that being "fit" at any weight is more ...

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As rates of obesity, as defined by body mass index (BMI), continue to climb in the United States, so have efforts to lose weight, including a new era of weight-loss drugs. Yet a new systematic review ...

In 2023, the American Medical Association acknowledged that BMI is an “imperfect way to measure body fat.” And an English study from 2021, with a more diverse data set, found that current BMI ...

A collection of studies presented at a recent American Heart Association (AHA) conference has confirmed the heart health benefits provided by the new anti-obesity drugs, semaglutide and tirzepatide, ...