El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)-A new definition of obesity, published in the Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology Journal, proposes a new definition that moves beyond body mass index (BMI). Dr. Jorge Acosta, the ...

Body-weight cycling (also known as yo-yo dieting) has been shown to significantly increase the risk of kidney disease in people with type 1 diabetes, regardless of body mass index (BMI) and other ...

Obesity, a new report recommends, should be diagnosed by an individual’s body fat percentage, not weight, which was the norm ...

Medically reviewed by Mallory Christopherson DC, FMT, CSCS An endomorph is a human body type, or somatotype, characterized by ...

Body-weight cycling (also known as yo-yo dieting) has been shown to significantly increase the risk of kidney disease in ...

Being overweight and obese, places increased pressure on your feet, ankles and lower limbs, which makes you more likely to experience arthritis, foot pain and skin problems on the feet ...

World medical experts say there is a better way to look at body weight than BMI. I'm a psychologist who dated many toxic ...

Pharmacy regulator warns some people with history of eating disorders wrongly obtaining medicines such as Wegovy or Mounjaro ...

Blood pressure numbers indicate the pressure measured when your heart beats (systolic), and in between the beats (diastolic). Less than 120/80 (one hundred twenty over eighty) is considered normal. A ...

Knowing your numbers is essential to your health” is the message PCOM South Georgia student physicians would like to share at ...

New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and also take into account health ...

There’s no “perfect” or “better” body shape, experts agree — yet you still might find yourself wondering what your body shape ...