Why is the teen prediabetes crisis a growing concern for public health? This isn’t a distant future—it’s happening now. One in three teenagers is at risk of serious health problems before they even ...

Cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome is on the rise across the United States, affecting 80% of the population.

Some patients are aiming to lower their BMIs in order to increase their fertility; others are aiming to manage BMI-related ...

This precision in risk prediction allows for targeted interventions, potentially reducing unnecessary treatments and improving clinical outcomes.

Objective To derive estimates of the associations between measures of the retail food environments and mean body mass index (BMI) in Jamaica, a middle-income country with increasing prevalence of ...

A growing number of Americans are trying popular weight-loss drugs touted by celebrities, health care providers and others. Should you?

Obesity rates for Black children and adolescents are 22.4% in the decade before the pandemic and 35% in the 2 years after the ...

Body mass index (BMI) may not be the most accurate predictor of death risk. A new study from the University of Florida found ...

Mercury-based preservative thimerosal is in the spotlight, as a CDC committee votes to recommend single-dose flu vaccines without the controversial ingredient for all age groups.

Key Takeaways Body fat analysis is a better means of predicting a person’s health than body mass indexBody fat and waist circumference both significantly predicted people’s 15-year risk of ...

Immunizations “are not all good or bad,” says the chair of the overhauled panel.