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.

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

Researchers examined the relationship between a diet that provokes inflammation and the risk for irritable bowel syndrome.

For at least the last half century, obesity has been one the rise around the world, contributing to what many officials consider a public health crisis. While there remains some controversy about how ...

"In the last few years, we’ve made a lot of advancements in treatment options. Breast cancer is something that, if caught early, it’s very treatable; it’s very beatable," said Dr. Janette Gomez, a ...

As with most smart scales, there’s not much to write home about here, but the design that is on show really impresses. For a $20-ish smart scale, the glass feels strong and premium, as do the ...

Body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, glucose tolerance, and lipid metabolism. The study used the Optum EHR dataset to identify 682 adult patients with MG, mean age of 70 years, 38% women ...

New research from the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN), found that women who regularly suffer with hot ...

For other conditions, like type 2 diabetes, heart failure, and stroke, the effects were largely reduced but not entirely ...

The study highlights BMI's role in mediating genetic risk for diseases, suggesting a complex relationship with conditions ...

New study from deCODE genetics/Amgen highlights the importance of BMI in pathogenesis of disease, suggesting that reducing ...