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 ...
New data from 8,700 women shows how underweight and obesity disrupt cycles—and why hitting a BMI sweet spot of 20 could boost fertility and ovulation. Study: Body mass index and menstrual irregularity ...
Recently, an international commission proposed a revised definition of obesity that focuses on how excess body fat affects the body, and factors in waist circumference, rather than simply calculating ...