BMI is widely used as a marker of health, but it turns out that it's not all that accurate -- especially for people of color.

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

A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass ...

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

Body composition refers to the percentages body fat, bone, and lean tissue mass (basically, the muscle, organs, water, and ...

There’s no “perfect” or “better” body shape, experts agree — yet you still might find yourself wondering what your body shape ...

Heart disease remains the top killer of Americans as risk factors continue to grow. Get the latest statistics from the ...

Pharmacy regulator warns some people with history of eating disorders wrongly obtaining medicines such as Wegovy or Mounjaro ...

Pharmacists must verify a person’s body mass index (BMI) via a video consultation, in person, or through accessing GP or ...

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

Intramuscular fat, contained within muscle tissue, increases the risk of serious heart disease, regardless of other risk ...

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 ...