Children should not be denied help in treating eating disorders on the basis of their body mass index (BMI), the NHS says.

NHS England reports that specialist eating disorder services for children and young people are now available in every local ...

Guidance for GPs and nurses says other factors should be taken into account, such as changes in behaviour ...

Waist-to-height ratio identifies age-related obesity risk more accurately than BMI, especially among older adults, says study ...

Do muscles make the man? New research reveals that body fat and BMI play a bigger role in male attractiveness than most ...

A national study of Australian undergraduates suggests that spending more than 10 hours a week gaming is associated with ...

Cardiovascular risk factors, including higher body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference, in childhood and adolescence are ...

The notion of weight loss to many people who are faced with obesity is not only about looks but also about health, confidence ...

A July 2022 study published in The Lancet confirms that for people ages 15 to 39 years, there is no health benefit to ...

My view of bathroom scales has shifted significantly since testing dozens of them for this review. I once associated them ...

Individuals with higher than ideal body weight or body mass index (BMI) have an increased risk for low back pain (LBP).

Organon’s Nexplanon can now be implanted for up to five years after the FDA approved a supplemental New Drug Application by ...