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

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

Diabetes is often misunderstood as a condition that only affects overweight individuals, but this is far from the truth. Even ...

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

Body fat percentage is even more accurate than other measurements like body mass index (BMI). It is also helpful in monitoring changes in the body as you age and determining the effectiveness of ...

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 ...

Whole milk intake is associated with lower body weight, BMI, and obesity risk in U.S. adults. This study challenges ...

A South Korean court sentenced a 26-year-old man to a suspended jail term for deliberately gaining weight to evade mandatory ...

A new study aimed at exploring the relationship between obesity and multiple sclerosis severity using genetic data finds that ...

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

GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) have the potential to negatively impact muscle mass because they can cause substantial ...