Central obesity measures of waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio appear to be more accurate and consistent indicators of colorectal cancer incidence compared with BMI, according to a study ...

Patients with and without obesity experienced significant pain reductions and improved functioning following telerehabilitation for chronic musculoskeletal pain.

(RTTNews) - Badger Meter, Inc. (BMI) Friday announced that it has acquired SmartCover from XPV Water Partners for $185 million, strengthening its position in real-time water infrastructure monitoring.

Now that quota has been cut to closer to 200Mt. Benchmark Minerals Intelligence (BMI) notes this would leave domestic ...

The body mass index (BMI), a weight-to-height ratio, has long been criticised as too simplistic, in part because it cannot distinguish between fat and muscle mass. Currently, anyone with a BMI of ...

The Lancet medical journal’s Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission last week proposed a new definition and method for diagnosing obesity, beyond simply looking at a person’s Body Mass Index (BMI), the ...

A new report argues that body mass index or BMI is not the most accurate way to define obesity. BMI is only a measure of a person’s weight and height and does not account for muscle mass.

Body mass index (BMI) has been the international standard for measuring obesity since the 1980s, according to many sources, though some experts have questioned its validity. "Obesity is a complex ...

A new report noted that body mass index does not provide a nuanced enough assessment of health as it relates to weight Getty An international committee of scientists has proposed a new way to ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Fat stored within muscles, known as intermuscular fat, increases the risk of heart disease and coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) regardless of body mass index ...