According to the World Obesity Federation, current trends suggest that 1.13 billion adults will be living with obesity by ...

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Share on Pinterest A new study found that waist-to-height ratio was closely linked to heart disease risk than BMI or waist circumference. Ableimages/Getty Images A new study suggests your body shape ...

The ratio of a person's waist measurement compared to their height is more reliable than body mass index (BMI) at predicting heart disease risk, according to new research from UPMC and University of ...

The prevalence of obesity in the United States could rise sharply under a new definition of obesity released earlier this year by the Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology Commission. Researchers from ...

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 ...

1 Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Jincheng People's Hospital, Jincheng, Shanxi, China 2 The First Clinical Hospital of Changzhi Medical College, Changzhi, Shanxi, China Insulin resistance (IR) ...

Julia Ries Wexler is a writer focusing on all things health and wellness. She has over 10 years of experience in health journalism, and though she has written about pretty much every health topic ...

Our body mass index is categorized into underweight, normal, overweight, and obese based on data largely from white middle-aged men—decades ago. For decades, we've used body mass index (BMI) to infer ...

Body mass index (BMI) may not be the most accurate predictor of death risk. A new study from the University of Florida found that BMI — a measurement that is commonly used to determine whether a ...

Medically reviewed by Danielle Weiss, MD The average weight for women in the U.S. is around 170 pounds.Factors like diet, exercise, and sleep impact weight and overall health.Setting realistic, ...

Oocyte retrieval and anesthetic outcomes were similar between patients with a BMI of at least 45 kg/m 2 and patients with BMI of 40 to 44.9 kg/m 2. Many ART clinics limit access to oocyte retrieval ...