A landmark study finds waist-to-height ratio more effective than BMI in identifying obesity risk, as central fat levels rise ...

This would not be the first time that public-health experts have prematurely celebrated the peak of America’s obesity crisis.

Is BMI the best way to assess weight and health? (Photo illustration: Jack Forbes/Yahoo Life; photos: Getty Images) Body mass index (BMI) is a simple tool for assessing whether an individual falls ...

A large study published in The Lancet Regional Health – Americas shows that waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) is a stronger and ...

Monitoring your health begins with understanding your body composition, and one of the simplest ways to do that is by using a BMI calculator.

A new study suggests there may be a better mathematical tool for determining potential health problems linked to body fat than the nearly 200-year-old Body Mass Index. The study, published in the ...

A recently-published study suggests that a body "roundness" index may be a better measure of health than body mass index (BMI). The article, called "Body Roundness Index and All-Cause Mortality Among ...

Higher body mass index (BMI) after diagnosis is linked to better survival outcomes in patients with localized renal cell ...

Researchers evaluated how the duration of acid blockade medication use affects weight and body mass index among children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis.

Higher maternal BMI before pregnancy is linked to increased risks of epilepsy and intellectual disability in young children, ...

This article was reviewed by Lynn Marie Morski, MD, JD. Where Do You Lose Weight First? Key takeaways: Different people lose weight in different places first.