Study shows people with high body fat are 78% more likely to die and three times more likely to die from heart disease, calling into question BMI's reliability as a health measure.

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People in richer countries aren t moving less they re just eating more. A new Duke study shows that diet, not laziness, is ...

Researchers hope that a better understanding of which genes contribute to excess weight could help with prevention starting ...

April 8, 2011 — -- A new way to tell how fat a person is without having to step on a scale may replace Body Mass Index, a measure that hasn't been updated for nearly 200 years. Body Mass ...

The body mass index (BMI) or Quetelet Index is a quotient of body mass which takes into account both height and weight measured as kg/m2, and is used as a simple means of classifying sedentary ...

Smart scales track changes in your muscle mass, body fat percentage and other health metrics — but how do they work?

BMI, or body mass index, is an outdated measurement that fails to properly identify health risks, according to a new study. Measuring body fat may be just as easy.

The higher a person's body mass index (BMI), the higher their risk for complications after bariatric surgery, especially ...

Body mass index, or BMI, has long been the standard for measuring health. The simple formula is widely used to classify whether our weight falls within a “healthy” range for our height.

Scientists found that obesity may exist in 11 biological forms, each linked to different genes and body functions.