For decades, body mass index (BMI) has been the dominant tool for defining obesity, despite longstanding concerns that it poorly reflects individual health risk. Growing evidence suggests that the ...

The British Heart Foundation has identified specific waist measurements that may indicate increased health risks ...

Waist-to-height ratio outperforms BMI in predicting heart disease risk, particularly among people who are not classified as ...

As Canada prepares for generic weight-loss drugs, the benefits for metabolic diseases come with weightier expectations that we should all be skinny ...

"What is good for the heart is good for the brain," one researcher says.

New research shows that hidden fat inside organs, not visible weight, may be linked to faster brain aging and higher risk of ...

Experts have estimated the exact waist size which could mean you are at greater risk for a number of health issues. Having a large belly could mean you are vulnerable to heart disease and diabetes, ...

Space of your bedroom: The first step of selecting your ideal mattress size includes measuring your bedroom or apartment to ...

Excess body weight appears to be a direct cause of vascular dementia, with the damage largely driven by high blood pressure.

Starfish move without a brain by using tiny feet that react locally to pressure and weight during crawling across surfaces.

Researchers reviewed the body mass index of over 11 million Americans.