Obesity rates for Black children and adolescents are 22.4% in the decade before the pandemic and 35% in the 2 years after the ...

It’s scary to think that we may have been using a surrogate — BMI — that may not have been all that accurate over the years," ...

The National Center for Health Statistics measured adults and children to see weight, height and other size trends ...

A high BMI is an indicator for overweight or obesity. Obesity and being overweight can increase your risk of health issues, including cancer, stroke, heart disease, and type 2 diabetes. [4] ...

By that, he means multiplying the final result by 703. In other words, the BMI formula in the U.S. is: BMI = weight (in ...

Managing your body weight and BMI could be the key to keeping your type two diabetes risk down, according to a new study ...

Currently, two criteria must be met to qualify for the prescription. Firstly, a BMI of 40 or over is required, however, if ...

New research has demonstrated that while a number of healthy lifestyle behaviours can cut the risk of type 2 diabetes, ...

Infection, delayed kidney function, kidney loss and death are all risks associated with kidney transplant surgery in obese ...

Those who are eligible will also receive other bits of care like regular check-ups, exercise support and advice on nutrition ...

As weight loss medication became mainstream news, GP surgeries have reported being inundated with requests for the jabs. With ...