The use of weight-loss jabs may be associated with wider health benefits including lower risk of stroke and dementia, a study ...

A new report noted that body mass index does not provide a nuanced enough assessment of health as it relates to weight ...

BMI, a widely used measure, has long been criticized for being too simplistic. It calculates obesity based only on height and ...

It may lower the risk of heart and blood disorders such as deep vein thrombosis and heart attack, as well as neurocognitive ...

Weight-loss jabs could reduce your risk of drug abuse, seizures and pneumonia, as well as heart attacks and strokes, ...

GLP-1 agents "have an intricate web of various effects," Al-Aly said in a press briefing. For example, the analysis showed ...

The findings, based on an analysis of records from 2.5 million VA patients, support much of what scientists already suspected ...

A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity and excess body fat that goes beyond BMI.

People with higher body mass indexes say they're relieved by experts' new guidance to downplay the use of BMI in diagnosing people with weight problems or obesity.

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