Excess weight may increase the risk of developing breast cancer among postmenopausal women with cardiovascular disease, ...

BMI, or body mass index, is an outdated measurement that fails to properly identify health risks, according to a new study.

A new study compares body mass index (BMI) with body fat percentage and finds the latter is far more reliable in predicting ...

Women with higher levels of body fat sometimes struggle to conceive and can face greater health risks during pregnancy.

Japan likely won't sign a trade deal with the U.S. unless it includes a big cut to the 25% tariffs on autos, said analysts at BMI, a unit of Fitch Solutions. Automobiles account for nearly 30% of ...

Study shows people with high body fat are 78% more likely to die and three times more likely to die from heart disease, ...

Body weight significantly influenced right heart function and survival in pulmonary arterial hypertension, with both extremes ...

Results show that body fat analysis did indeed predict people’s risk of death from any cause and, specifically, for heart ...

A new study reports that measurements that detect body fat are a more accurate predictor of mortality risk than body mass ...

They pointed out that BMI can classify some people with a “normal” BMI, even when they have a high percentage of body fat. A ...

BMI has long been used as a standard measure of obesity, endorsed by the United States Centers for Disease Control and ...

Some patients are aiming to lower their BMIs in order to increase their fertility; others are aiming to manage BMI-related ...