Having this body shape means you’re more at risk for colorectal cancer, diabetes and heart disease
Research shows that people with a certain body shape face a higher risk of serious health problems compared to their ...
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Fitspiration images harm body image, while body positive content benefits both women and men
Viewing body-positive social media content, especially images, led to improved body image outcomes compared to fitspiration ...
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BMI, one of the most popular ways of telling if you're a healthy weight, is bogus. Here's what to use instead.
Chances are, a doctor has at one point measured your Body Mass Index to check if you are a healthy ... measure of weight-related health risk. Women with a waist size over 35 inches and men with ...
The Average American Woman Weighs This Much
The average American woman weighs about 170 pounds and stands about 5 feet, 4 inches tall. But it’s important to remember ...
Obesity won't be solely defined by BMI under new plan for diagnosis by global experts
New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and also take into account health ...
Let Inga Tell You: Looking for hope in the body roundness index — the new BMI
Criticisms about the BMI maintain that it was developed on data only from men, most of them White, and doesn’t account for racial, ethnic, age, sex and gender diversity. Even Olympic athletes can be ...
Being in shape is better for longevity than being thin, new study shows
A comprehensive review found that being out of shape greatly increased the risk of dying prematurely — regardless of age or ...
‘Fat but healthy’ people being wrongly diagnosed as obese
GPs are told to use additional metrics to diagnose overweight patients, rather than relying on body mass index alone ...
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Study relates exposure to air pollution prior to conceiving with higher BMI in children
The study, published in the journal Environmental Research, found that an increase in PM2.5 levels by 16.2 micrograms per ...
BMI, one of the most popular ways of telling if you're a healthy weight, is bogus. Here's what to use instead.
A new report suggests that a diagnosis of obesity should depend on patients' individual health — not their Body Mass Index.