Body mass index (BMI) has long been considered flawed and imprecise. A newer metric, body roundness index (BRI) could be a ...

A study reveals that weight loss can lead to significant healthcare savings, with 7% savings for a 5% BMI reduction and 30% ...

By Trevor Anderson Muni Long scores back-to-back No. 1s on Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay chart as “Ruined Me” climbs from the runner-up spot to crown the list dated Nov. 30. The single ...

A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report reveals low uptake of flu, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines this fall in older adults. Uptake was lowest among ...

On average, women tend to have higher body fat percentages than men, including at the same BMI ... Calculator - get your body fat percentage. Woolcott OO, Seuring T. Temporal trends in obesity defined ...

Nearly all states are seeing COVID-19 vaccination rates in adults this year that are similar or better than this time last season, except for Idaho, the CDC's survey data suggests. Rates among ...

Explore the patterns and trends shaping the social media landscape. To better understand Americans’ social media use, Pew Research Center surveyed 5,626 U.S. adults from Feb. 1 to June 10, 2024. SSRS ...

according to researchers at the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). Not surprisingly, diabetes rates rose with age: While just 3.6% of adults under 40 had the illness, rates rose ...

About 3.6% of adults under 40 had diabetes. That compares to 12.1% for those ages 40-59, and to 20.5% for people 60 and older with the disease, the CDC reported. Complications from the disease ...