Generally, people who carry a lot more weight than a weight chart suggests they should—or have a higher body mass index (BMI) than a chart indicates is typical for their height—more often ...

Supplements for muscle growth (often called "ergogenic aids") may be used to help you "bulk up," improve athletic performance ...

Body mass index (BMI) is a way of checking if your weight is healthy for how tall you are. You can find your BMI by using the chart in Figure 1. A BMI of more than 30 increases your risk of ...

A study by the University of Pennsylvania and researchers from 26 U.S. children's hospitals has linked elevated body mass index (BMI) to a significantly higher risk of developing post-acute sequelae ...

Body fat percentage is the proportion of fat mass relative to total bodyweight. This metric gives a more nuanced picture of ...

The study suggests that body mass index (BMI), which doesn’t factor in abdominal fat, is an outmoded way of assessing obesity. Middle-aged and older adults who carry excess fat around their ...

Despite the latter overcoming some of the drawbacks of the former, experts say it’s not that simple, or maybe even necessary, ...

In pursuit of a new and more accurate measure, body roundness index (BRI) has entered the chat with some splashy new studies to back it (more on that in a second). So what is BRI and is it truly ...

BRI is an abdominal obesity-related index that combines waist circumference and height, reflecting the proportion of abdominal and visceral fat. In contrast, body mass index (BMI) only measures ...

If you had a health check-up recently, you might have been told that you're underweight, overweight or obese based on your body mass index or BMI. But the BMI was never intended as a diagnostic tool.

There isn’t a single answer to what causes pancreatic cancer because it involves multiple factors. Here’s what science knows ...

Take a flick through the app store and you'll find everything from ways of tracking your calories to virtual guides to working out more effectively. So it's no wonder that, a few years ago, the NHS ...