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.

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

"Among individuals undergoing medication abortion beyond 13 weeks, those with a BMI ≥30 were 6.62 times more likely to ...

Many young women gain weight in the years after breast reduction surgery, according to a study published online in th ...

Childhood BMI trends — specifically moderate BMI and high BMI variability — were associated with high cortisol concentrations at 17 years of age.

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