Monitoring your health begins with understanding your body composition, and one of the simplest ways to do that is by using a BMI calculator.

The Yale team defined BMI-defined obesity using well-established threshold set by the Centers for Disease Control and ...

This article was reviewed by Darragh O’Carroll, MD. Diabetes Medications for Weight Loss: What to Know Key takeaways: Some ...

With the widespread use of semaglutide injections for weight loss, especially in Kenya, bariatric surgery has somewhat taken a back seat. Yet the real question isn’t which option wins, but who needs ...

Introduction The aetiology of eating disorders (EDs) is complex, involving an interplay of genetic and environmental factors. Children at familial high risk (FHR) for EDs demonstrate increased risk of ...

A new study suggests your weight-to-height ratio may reveal heart disease risk more accurately than BMI. Subjects with larger ...

A large study published in The Lancet Regional Health – Americas shows that waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) is a stronger and ...

"Throw away that regular scale and focus instead on knowing what your fat mass is, what your lean muscle mass is, and what ...

Obesity indices, particularly body fat percentage and relative fat mass, were associated with OA and may aid in early detection.

Interventions targeting drinking water safety and responsible dog management could reduce echinococcosis incidence in China.

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