A healthy weight and BMI range for adults over age 65 may mean carrying a few extra pounds. According to the National Institutes of Health, a body mass index (BMI) of 25 to 27, which is typically ...

VMPL New Delhi [India] October 10 Maintaining a healthy weight is essential for overall well-being and one of the most ...

Explore how overweight and obesity are classified using BMI and other methods and understand the limitations of relying on ...

Question: I read that physicians were moving away from the body mass index. But at my last physical, my BMI was used. Is my ...

“Based on BMI, Arnold Schwarzenegger, when he was a bodybuilder, would have been categorised as obese and needing to lose ...

Everybody knows that losing excess pounds lowers health risks, but the opposite may be true for many seniors. Numerous studies show that seniors who lose weight have higher mortality rates.

The results of a recent study suggest that a higher body roundness index (BRI) may increase the risk of developing ...

Body Mass Index (BMI) has emerged as a common topic of conversation regarding fitness and health. While many people, including those in fitness classes, often focus on achieving a specific BMI ...

“I’m so close to getting my BMI down,” said one of the women. BMI, the abbreviation for Body Mass Index, is the calculation used to classify someone as “underweight,” “normal ...

Seniors may not operate their smartphones as adroitly as their grandkids, but they aren’t just sitting around pining for the days of rotary dial phones. Social media has, in particular ...

About 40% of hormone-positive breast cancers in postmenopausal women might be linked to excess body fat, researchers reported ...