New research presented at the Congress on Obesity reveals significant differences in body composition among people with ...

Proper nutrition during pregnancy is essential for maternal health and fetal development. Weight gain recommendations vary ...

But while I’m proud of the progress I made, it doesn’t feel totally complete, because I never achieved what, in terms of BMI, is considered a “normal body weight.” That’s why I have ...

Extreme BMIs—both high and low—are linked to irregular menstrual cycles and increased risk of anovulatory cycles, highlighting the importance of maintaining a normal BMI for reproductive health.

Body mass index (BMI) was almost three times more likely to classify children as overweight than waist circumference-to-height ratio, according to a new study.

Unexpectedly, the study found that lean patients with NAFLD had a higher risk of developing heart disease than non-lean ...

Unsurprisingly, obese individuals (BMI 30-34.9 kg/m 2) had the highest prevalence of EVAF (88%) in the study, followed by class II obese PWH (BMI 35-40 kg/m 2; 69%). However, EVAF was still present in ...

Theratechnologies (THTX) presented data highlighting the limitations of using body mass index alone in assessing cardiovascular risk in people ...

Of the 1,431 children classified as BMI-overweight at age 9 years, 25% had waist-to-height ratio high fat, 11% had waist-to-height ratio excess fat, and 64% had waist-to-height ratio normal fat ...

Our findings not only suggest that relying solely on BMI underestimates cardiovascular risk but show a high prevalence of EVAF among patients with normal BMI which is an actual driver of such risk ...