Johns Hopkins University researchers have found that nearly all adults identified as having obesity based on body mass index ...

Waist circumference is a stronger predictor of obesity-related cancer risk than BMI in men, but not in women, due to differences in fat distribution and metabolic activity. Body size and excess weight ...

And many more (43 percent) have excess weight. Percent of Women Who Are Overweight in 2022 (By Region) Body mass index (BMI) is a measurement used to assess a person’s body weight in relation to ...

We’re used to hearing the medical community talk about our BMI (Body Mass Index) as a way to determine if we’re obese.  The ...

Now, new research suggests that a larger waist circumference is a bigger risk factor than body mass index (BMI) for obesity-related cancers — but only for men, not for women. The findings ...

A WOMAN who's classed as borderline "obese" has hit out at the "flawed" BMI system. Hannah, who is 5ft 10in tall and a regular gymgoer, showed off her impressive washboard abs in a pair of low ...

16% for those with an overweight BMI trajectory and 40% for men with an obesity trajectory. Women with a below-average BMI trajectory were less likely to develop COPD than those with an average ...

However, for women, researchers found BMI and waist circumference gave an equal measurement of risk. Both a 12cm (4.7in) growth in female waist circumference and a 4.3 point increase in BMI were ...

A woman diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer has told the BBC the NHS said her Body Mass Index (BMI) was too high to discuss surgery. Rosemarie Winfield, 44, from Hailsham in East Sussex ...