New obesity criteria that add waist and body fat measures to BMI could classify nearly 70% of U.S. adults as obese, according ...

Forget BMI – this is the real way to predict how healthy you are, experts say - Waist-to-height ratio ‘outperforms’ BMI in ...

A new definition of obesity could nearly double the prevalence of U.S. adults with the condition, a new study published ...

Millions of Americans long considered outside the obesity category may, in fact, face many of the same health risks.

Low back pain (LBP) is a prevalent condition associated with disability, work loss and economic burden to healthcare.

Mercey Livingston is a health and wellness writer and certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach. She's written about fitness and wellness for Well+Good, Women's Health, Business Insider, and ...

Hone Health reports that GLP-1 medications are increasingly prescribed for weight loss and metabolic health, even in those ...

Low back pain (LBP) is a prevalent condition associated with disability, work loss and economic burden to health care.

"BMI is trash. Full stop." This controversial tweet, which received thousands of likes and retweets, was cited in a recent Medscape perspective by one doctor on when physicians might stop using body ...

Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22. The body mass index is not going away, a new ...

I am getting bent out of shape over surgeons telling patients they cannot get a knee replacement because they are above a certain BMI cutoff. Here’s a familiar scenario: A patient with a high body ...