The nations growing obesity challenge particularly the rise in abdominal obesity is a call to action The key to better health ...

The average weight for women in the U.S. is 170.8 pounds, and the average height is 5 feet, 3 inches tall. These are ...

Decades of research and news articles espousing an “obesity epidemic” and tons of weight-loss products launched under the ...

A MUM has been left fuming after receiving a letter from her daughter’s school calling the five-year-old “obese”. Samantha ...

One of the lasting memories from my teenage years is what I now recognise as an obsession with weight control.

Whereas someone with a lower weight and a much higher body fat-to-lean mass ratio could fall under the typical to healthy (moderate) range. Plus, BMI does not account for gender, age, or ethnicity ...

In the case of breast cancer, women with a higher BMI do have higher rates of recurrence compared to women in the "normal" ...

A review and analysis of reams of earlier research found that being out of shape doubled or tripled the risk of dying ...

Critics are once again questioning the efficacy of BMI as a tool for diagnosing obesity, suggesting that a more holistic ...

New research presented at the Congress on Obesity reveals significant differences in body composition among people with ...

Body mass index (BMI), which is measured by taking a person’s body weight and dividing the square of their height, has long ...

Proper nutrition during pregnancy is essential for maternal health and fetal development. Weight gain recommendations vary ...