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

David Haslam, chair of the National Obesity Forum, explains how we can maintain a healthy weight and why, when it comes to ...

Hers shares information about the average weight for women in the U.S., what women believe the ideal weight is, and the ...

Dropping a dress size isn’t always as daunting as it seems. Experts discuss their favorite ways to set healthy and manageable ...

"I haven’t seen this number since 2014!" the singer shared in her update, adding that she's ready to focus on new goals.

A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass ...

It's a measure of your body weight in kilograms divided by the square of your height in meters. You can calculate your BMI with a simple online BMI calculator. The BMI ranges are as follows ...

Dr. Naval Vikram, professor of medicine at AIIMS Delhi and co-author of the study, underscored the importance of the findings. "A distinct definition of obesity for Indians is crucial for the early ...

Evidence for the positive effects of intermittent fasting continues to mount: a new study shows that for people with obesity, it can lead to additional weight loss, as well as improved regulation for ...

The previous version of this story was published in 2022, when Business Insider spoke to Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford. It has been updated to reflect the findings of a new report. Chances are, a ...

According to the current definition of "overweight" and "obesity," a ratio of height and weight, both men meet those standards. But this measure, called body mass index, or BMI, lacks nuance and ...

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 ... much of body weight is fat or the ...