For the first time in almost 20 years, Walmart has a new logo. The international retailer describes it as a “a comprehensive brand refresh,” but the online world hasn’t been quite so kind to ...

As BMI is increasingly recognized as an imperfect way to measure health, UVA researchers share other metrics they rely upon.

A small fire broke out at behind a recycling plant in Chula Vista Monday afternoon. The fire was sending a light plume of smoke over the city. It appeared scraps outside a warehouse were in flames ...

A global commission gathered by The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology magazine argues that BMI, the conventional method for assessing obesity, yields inaccurate results. They recommend confirming ...

But this measure, called body mass index, or BMI, lacks nuance and fails to tell whether a person is truly healthy, a global commission of medical experts said in a paper published Tuesday in The ...

In a commentary sent to reporters on Tuesday, BMI said Trump’s return to the White House and the accompanying policy overhang will keep the dollar strong. But very aggressive protectionism would ...

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.

In a study of more than 5,000 mothers and their children, exposure to air pollution during the three months before pregnancy predicted higher child body mass index (BMI) and related obesity risk ...

Walmart is giving its logo the first facelift in nearly two decades, rolling out a new identity that is a subtle nod to its past. The 61-year-old company unveiled Monday a refresh of its brand ...

Body mass index, or BMI, has long been criticized as a flawed method for measuring obesity — and now a group of experts is sharing new recommendations. BMI is a formula that uses a person's ...

Body mass index (BMI) is one of the most ubiquitous yet controversial metrics in medicine. A crude measure of weight relative to height, BMI is commonly used to diagnose obesity—even though many ...

New guidance from a team of health experts around the world proposes expanding the definition of obesity beyond the popular body mass index (BMI) measure. The new guidance comes from the ...