Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. A new report argues that body mass index or BMI is ...

The number does not capture a person's muscle mass; where on their body fat is stored; or how their race, ethnicity and gender affect health risks.

Chances are, a doctor has at one point measured your Body Mass Index to check if you are a healthy ... Quetelet only looked at white French and Belgian men, a very narrow representation of humanity.

Dementia cases had lower BMI and waist circumference and faster declines; HDL levels generally higher predementia ...

An 8-week weight loss and lifestyle intervention improved vitamin D levels up to 6 months after treatment among men with OSA and high BMI.

Fasting plasma glucose (FPG), age, body mass index (BMI), and male sex are all associated with development of diabetes.

Table 3 shows the ORs (95% CIs) of having IOP≥18 mm Hg when comparing subjects with increased BMI to subjects with normal BMI using unadjusted and adjusted models. Men with abnormal BMI compared ...

Its formula, which divides weight in kilograms by height in meters squared, was primarily based on studies of European men. Over time, BMI became widely used as a quick and easy tool for ...