Study shows people with high body fat are 78% more likely to die and three times more likely to die from heart disease, ...

A new study reports that measurements that detect body fat are a more accurate predictor of mortality risk than body mass ...

BMI, or body mass index, is an outdated measurement that fails to properly identify health risks, according to a new study.

Results show that body fat analysis did indeed predict people’s risk of death from any cause and, specifically, for heart ...

The higher a person’s body mass index (BMI), the higher their risk for complications after bariatric surgery, such as higher rates of emergency department visits and readmissions, according to a study ...

What makes a man’s body attractive? A new international study explored this question using body scans and evolutionary models ...

A new University of Florida Health study shows that body mass index, or BMI—commonly used to measure obesity and health ...

Body mass index, or BMI, has been used by medical professionals since the 1990s to classify whether individuals are a healthy ...

Muscle ultrasound can detect insulin resistance and lower muscle mass, according to a study published online June 12 in the ...

The National Center for Health Statistics measured adults and children to see weight, height and other size trends ...