Researchers have pinpointed just how much an unfavorable BMI measurement raises mortality risk among the overweight and obese (N Engl J Med. 2010;363:2211-2219). The CDC and the World Health ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Postmenopausal women with normal BMI may improve CVD risk by maintaining a healthy lifestyle. This includes ...

A large new study found that about 1 in 5 adults worldwide have a normal body mass index (BMI) but excess belly fat. This combo was linked to higher risks of high blood pressure, diabetes, high ...

ROCHESTER, MN — A larger waist, irrespective of body-mass index (BMI), is associated with an increased risk of mortality, according to a new pooled analysis of more than 650 000 men and women from 11 ...

Researchers found that overweight individuals, as well as some obese individuals, were no more likely to die than individuals in the upper end of the "normal" BMI range. Reading time 3 minutes If ...

KOLKATA: Body mass index (BMI) - popularly seen as a marker for obesity - might not be the ideal standard, especially for Indian women. A study by state-run IPGMER (SSKM) has said that five in every ...