BMI is widely used as a marker of health, but it turns out that it's not all that accurate -- especially for people of color.

BMI, a Fitch Solutions unit, is expecting consumer spending to continue to grow this year, driven by strong economic ...

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

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

However, this classification system assumes that weight alone is a reliable indicator of health, disregarding important ...

BMI‘s Alison Smith, executive vice president, chief distribution and publisher relations officer, has announced her move to ...

He lost 40 pounds with intermittent fasting and weight training. How much would shedding 10 more pounds to achieve a Body ...

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

Obesity, a new report recommends, should be diagnosed by an individual’s body fat percentage, not weight, which was the norm ...

This small but meaningful change seen in California may add up to a generational impact on consumption, but only time will tell.

Body weight cycling, also known as “yo-yo dieting,” is associated with a 25%-36% increased risk for diabetic kidney disease ...