A new definition of obesity endorsed by 76 health organizations could dramatically increase the number of Americans ...

The proposed new definition of obesity incorporates body mass index (BMI) with other measurements like waist circumference.

Index funds are mutual funds that seek only to mirror the performance of an underlying stock market index — not to outperform it. Millions of investors hold them in their portfolios because they ...

Index futures, also referred to as stock index futures or equity index futures, are futures contracts where the buyer and seller agree to buy or sell a stock index at a future price and date. Index ...

The prevalence of obesity in the United States could rise sharply under a new definition of obesity released earlier this ...