Body Mass Index (BMI) has limitations as it doesn't distinguish between muscle and fat, leading to misclassification of ...

The air that women breathe up to three months before they become pregnant can have an effect on the future baby’s size. A ...

During their pregnancies, Jane* and Belle* had no health complications. Their blood work? Perfect. Every test set before them, they passed with flying colours. And yet, they were treated as "high risk ...

Childhood obesity is on the rise and is becoming an epidemic in our country and worldwide. The consequences of childhood ...

A global group of experts has suggested a new approach to diagnosing and treating obesity that does not rely solely on the ...

Despite being the fittest she's ever been, PT and weightlifter Laura Hoggins would class as 'overweight' according to BMI.

Instead of using the controversial body mass index, or BMI, to assess weight, an international group of scientists proposes ...

BMI is a 53-year-old metric that experts suggest needs an update—here's what they say is the more reliable way to determine ...