A high BMI is often linked to an increased risk of various health problems. A BMI above 25 is classified as overweight, while ...

For decades, the Body Mass Index (BMI) has been the gold standard for measuring body fat and assessing health risks. However, ...

Body mass index (BMI) was almost three times more likely to classify children as overweight than waist circumference-to-height ratio, according to a new study.

BMI stands for body mass index, explains Dr. Benedict Ifedi, MD, a family medicine doctor at Memorial Hermann. Dr. Glickman ...

When it comes to assessing weight and health, both BMI and height weight charts have their advantages. BMI is convenient and ...

Research lead Dr Alicja Cicha-Mikolajczyk told press this week that a man's risk of being 'overweight' is 62 per cent higher ...

Unsurprisingly, obese individuals (BMI 30-34.9 kg/m 2) had the highest prevalence of EVAF (88%) in the study, followed by class II obese PWH (BMI 35-40 kg/m 2; 69%). However, EVAF was still present in ...

In patients with acute heart failure, it is unclear how body mass index affects clinical outcomes following acute myocardial infarction.

De-escalating dual antiplatelet therapy from from aspirin plus ticagrelor to aspirin plus clopidogrel after primary ...

A new study published in the journal of Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice revealed that across all glucose metabolism ...

Theratechnologies (THTX) presented data highlighting the limitations of using body mass index alone in assessing cardiovascular risk in people ...

Body mass index is a measure that provides insight into body fat by comparing an individual's height and weight. This ...