Imagine trying to work out if you are dangerously overweight without once hopping on to the bathroom scales. That's what a new method for determining body size aims to do.

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While the waist-to-hip ratio has long been associated with fertility and health, scientists now argue that it’s not just ...

The term BMI was first used in the mid-19th century, although the acronym wasn't officially coined until 1972 when ...

Regular monitoring of BMI starting at age 20 provides insight into whether a woman may be at risk for obesity-related heart conditions. Why it’s important: Maintaining a healthy weight can ...

Aggregated data revealed women with BMI ≥25 were less likely to attain clinical pregnancy (OR 0.76, 95% CIs 0.62 to 0.93, p=0.007), with BMI ≥30 associated with a further decreased likelihood of ...

BMI, Body Mass Index; MASLD, Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease; MHO, Metabolically Healthy Obesity; MUO, Metabolically Unhealthy Obesity. The evidence of alterations in body ...

Losing weight for people who are in the “overweight” category has very little benefit when it comes to improving health.