For decades, BMI (body mass index) has been the go-to number doctors use to decide whether someone is underweight, "normal," overweight or obese. But new global research suggests it's possible to have ...

A new study on the impact of excess weight around the midsection — aka abdominal obesity — raises questions about causes, harms, and fixes. A large new study found that about 1 in 5 adults worldwide ...

Weight is a heavy topic (see what I did there?). It should go without saying that this point that you're so much more than a number on a scale, and that many factors affect your overall health, ...

What is a healthy weight? A definitive answer to this seemingly innocent question continues to evade the medical community. In 1832, Belgian statistician Adolphe Quetelet introduced the concept of ...

Over the years, body mass index (BMI) has been both hailed and excoriated as a measure of health. Because research ties obesity to negative health outcomes, including heart disease and cancer, BMI has ...

Last year, my wife started training for the New York City marathon. I couldn’t exactly be ordering in Taco Bell while she was eating clean and running double-digit miles everyday, so I set out to make ...

New research continues to show that many people meet the criteria for obesity and associated health problems, even if their BMI looks fine. Reading time 2 minutes Your number on the bathroom scale ...

A large proportion of the population has abdominal obesity despite a normal BMI, and these individuals are at increased cardiometabolic risk, two new studies found. “Individuals with normal BMI but ...

The average weight for women in the U.S. is around 170 pounds. Factors like diet, exercise, and sleep impact weight and overall health. Setting realistic, personalized goals helps maintain health and ...