About 1 in 3 Australian adults (32%) has a body-mass index (BMI) of 30 or above. A further 34% has a BMI of 25 or above.

When it comes to measuring weight, BMI is the acronym everyone loves to hate. Health professionals have long used body mass index as a quick screening tool to fast-track certain patients into a “code ...

BMI is not an accurate way to measure body weight or health because it does not account for body fat percentage or body fat ...

Two studies demonstrate that a large proportion of the population has visceral adiposity even at BMIs below the obesity ...

In some cases, a high BMI number can actually block a person's access to necessary medical care. For example, a patient might be told they must lose weight before they can get approval for a vital ...

I am getting bent out of shape over surgeons telling patients they cannot get a knee replacement because they are above a certain BMI cutoff. Here’s a familiar scenario: A patient with a high body ...

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

Personalized dosing strategies may be necessary for biologic therapies, especially fixed-dose options like ustekinumab, due ...

New research shows that substantially more Americans would qualify as being obese using new diagnostic criteria released this ...