Children’s eating habits are strongly influenced by their parents' weight status, with those having overweight or obese ...

Moreover, the stigma surrounding obesity disproportionately affects lower-income individuals, who are often blamed for their ...

This small but meaningful change seen in California may add up to a generational impact on consumption, but only time will ...

As BMI is increasingly recognized as an imperfect way to measure health, UVA researchers share other metrics they rely upon.

If it would be nice to trim your waistline this season, research suggests you exercise during these particular hours.

We break down the history behind BMI and how body fat percentage relates to your health. Read more to get a better ...

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El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)-A new definition of obesity, published in the Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology Journal, proposes a new definition that moves beyond body mass index (BMI). Dr. Jorge Acosta, the ...

Obesity, a new report recommends, should be diagnosed by an individual’s body fat percentage, not weight, which was the norm ...

Being overweight and obese, places increased pressure on your feet, ankles and lower limbs, which makes you more likely to experience arthritis, foot pain and skin problems on the feet ...

Weight-loss drugs have also now been added to the list of “high-risk” medicines requiring extra safeguards. If pharmacists do ...

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 diabetes, regardless of body mass index (BMI) and other ...