Walmart’s latest brand and logo update has left some social media users baffled. On Jan. 13, the company announced in a press release on its website that it was launching a “comprehensive ...

Lower body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference and higher high-density lipoprotein are seen in the decade preceding ...

Ultraprocessed food consumption in preschoolers is associated with increased body fat, particularly in boys, underscoring the ...

Study reveals that sleep traits predict over 15% of body characteristics across 15 physiological systems, with visceral fat, ...

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 ...

The report’s findings suggest that BMI — the measurement traditionally used by medical professionals to determine healthy weight ranges — does not provide a nuanced enough assessment of ...

Malaysia’s police force is once more battling the bulge as it adds body mass index (BMI) – a metric for body fat – as a requirement for climbing up the ranks. Officers in the Royal Malaysian ...

Researchers highlight that having a normal BMI does not always indicate good ... "You can do that by using methods such as bioelectrical impedance scales, skinfold measurements, or advanced ...