Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Women with large waist circumference had a greater risk for death across all BMI categories. Researchers ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Mean BMI increased for premenopausal women and ...

Medically reviewed by Amelia MacIntyre, DO Key Takeaways BMI is a quick way to check if someone is at a healthy weight.Traditional BMI doesn't account for factors like age, muscle, or ...

A few weeks ago as I was putting my shoes on after a Sunday morning barre session, I overheard a pair of fellow class-takers talking about their exercise schedule for the week: barre today, then an at ...

In both women and men, higher body mass index (BMI) in the preconception period is associated with lower fecundability and subfertility. In women, overweight and obesity are associated with higher ...

Most people associate high BMI with lifestyle diseases like heart problems and diabetes. But now, mounting scientific evidence shows that a high BMI can also increase the risk of breast cancer, ...

BMI is still commonly used to assess obesity even though research has shown it's not necessarily a reliable metric. A new study proposes doctors instead use technology that can measure body fat. Body ...

High BMI is a significant modifiable risk factor for ovarian and uterine cancers, with disparities across sociodemographic index levels. The Global Burden of Diseases Study 2021 analyzed trends in ...

Excess body fat in postmenopausal women is linked to a higher risk for breast cancer, with the Clínica Universidad de Navarra-Body Adiposity Estimator (CUN-BAE) showing a stronger association than ...