A decades-long study of Danish conscripts finds that despite the rise in obesity, the inverse relationship between intelligence and BMI has remained unchanged.

Underweight pregnancy was associated with lower risk for postpartum hemorrhage but higher risks for adverse neonatal outcomes.

Maintaining a healthy weight is an essential part of overall well-being. But while most health conversations revolve around ...

New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and also take into account health ...

The risk increased to 13.0 percent if the BMI was 30 to 34.9 kg/m 2 and to 28.0 percent if the FPG level also increased to ...

It's calculated by dividing a person's weight in kilograms by their height in ... It's intended to provide insight into the ...

Its formula, which divides weight in kilograms by height in meters ... in personalized approaches that take into account not only an individual’s BMI but also their genetic background, lifestyle ...

The way the world defines obesity has been in need of an overhaul, according to some experts, and it could be coming soon thanks to a new set of standards.

Dr. Leana Wen: Body mass index, or BMI, is a calculation performed by dividing a patient’s weight in kilograms by their ... those who have obesity into two groups. The first is made up of ...

Dr. Leana Wen: Body mass index, or BMI, is a calculation performed by dividing a patient’s weight in kilograms by their height in meters ... the commission proposes differentiating those who have ...

AND THIS ACTIVITY IS GETTING A LOT OF ATTENTION FROM NEIGHBORS. FEDERAL AGENTS TAKING THIS MAN INTO CUSTODY OUTSIDE THIS BUSY CHELSEA MARKET BASKET, HANDCUFFING HIM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY.

Israeli forces have continued their deadly raid in Jenin in the occupied West Bank, destroying infrastructure and forcing the displacement of about 2,000 families. The operations on Wednesday ...