While there is solid evidence that adolescent overweight and obesity are associated with coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke, less is known about the association between body mass index (BMI) and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Individuals with BMIs that did not end up within a normal range at age 24 years faced poorer lung function ...

Postmenopausal women with a high waist circumference — or the so-called "apple" shape — even when their body mass index (BMI) is in the normal range, show an increased risk of overall, cardiovascular, ...

Over the years, body mass index (BMI) has been both hailed and excoriated as a measure of health. Because research ties obesity to negative health outcomes, including heart disease and cancer, BMI has ...

Kids and teens with a high body mass index (BMI) were 29 times more likely to have a high fat mass index compared with youths who had lower BMIs, making the controversial metric a "very good screening ...

India’s BMI differs from global norms because Indians face metabolic risks at lower body weights. National guidelines ...

CHICAGO –Twice as many US adults have obesity based on assessment of their fat volume by DEXA scan compared with measurement of body mass index (BMI), a finding that highlights the shortcomings of BMI ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among Japanese adults with prediabetes who had normal weight, overweight or obesity, those who progressed to ...

Indians face higher diabetes and heart risks at lower body mass index (BMI) levels than Western populations.