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We live in a time of aggressive self-improvement. We are constantly told that if we can grab the reins, wrestle for control over our lives, we can solve all (or most of) our problems. Moreover, we ...

Share on Bluesky. Opens in a new tab or window Share on X. Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window Despite the limitations of body mass index (BMI), the measure ...

The beginning was in 2003. Laws requiring school systems to evaluate children using body-mass index (BMI) instruments—a common approach for grouping people based on height and weight—have passed 29 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Those with a high BMI were 29 times more likely to have a high fat mass index, or FMI, than those with lower BMI ...

When assessing whether preschoolers are overweight, health professionals should use other measures such as waist-to-height ratio in addition to the Body Mass Index (BMI). A study published in the ...

They tell us about distressing experiences seeing obesity or overweight highlighted as a diagnosis for an encounter in which ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Regardless of patient sex or BMI, initiating colorectal cancer screening with colonoscopy at age 45 years or ...

Schools have been measuring their students’ height and weight for decades, but now that information is often a starting point for conversations about childhood obesity. Schools have been measuring ...

A newly vetted set of BMI diagnosis thresholds can help clinicians catch diabetes earlier in higher-risk groups, investigators say. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force guidelines recommend ...