A pair of doctors have revealed a simple trick that could be a better gauge of someone's health than the body mass index (BMI ...

A pair of doctors have teamed up to show a simple trick which could be better tool to measure someone's health than body mass ...

In a video, the two doctors refer to something called the string test. It involves taking a piece of string, standing on one ...

New criteria that put greater emphasis on body composition to diagnose obesity show greater prevalence of the disease in the ...

New body composition tests are replacing BMI as a more accurate way to assess health and fitness. Measuring muscle mass and ...

Adolescents who achieved a BMI reduction of at least 10% at 26 weeks with a reduced-calorie diet had significant decreases in ...

Assam Police's annual BMI test revealed over 2% of its 73,000-strong force is obese, a figure showing a steady decline since the initiative began in 2 ...

The “trophy wife” trope has been given a modern twist. New research shows that after the wedding, beauty-for-status becomes a ...

In our fast-paced modern lives, where burnouts often are our badges of honor, and rest is a reward we have to earn ...

Lower-body fat may lower type 2 diabetes risk, particularly in men. Discover how fat distribution affects metabolic health.

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.

Using waist-to-height ratio is more effective at predicting an individual’s heart disease risk than body mass index (BMI), ...