OBJECTIVE: The beginning of the post-infancy rise in the body mass index (BMI, kg/m 2) has been termed the adiposity rebound, and several studies have found that an early rebound increases the risk ...

To document changes in body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) over a 10-year period 1998–2008, in representative surveys of adults. Subjects with data available on BMI/WC were 7743/6894 in ...

September 16, 2009 — Waist-to-hip circumference ratio (WHR) may be a better predictor of all-cause mortality in older adults vs body mass index (BMI), according to the results of a study reported in ...

Johns Hopkins University researchers have found that nearly all adults identified as having obesity based on body mass index (BMI) also had confirmed excess adiposity. Use of BMI to diagnose obesity ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The risk for CVD is higher among adults with a low polygenic score for BMI than those with a high polygenic ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — BMI can underestimate obesity compared with body fat percentage determined by DXA scans, particularly ...

It can also help in assessment and management of a long-term condition. Healthcare professionals should seek permission in a sensitive, non-judgmental way before discussing and measuring weight, ...

The relation between body weight and mortality among persons with type 2 diabetes remains unresolved, with some studies suggesting decreased mortality among overweight or obese persons as compared ...

In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers estimated the amount adults with overweight or obesity spend on healthcare if they have Medicare or insurance sponsored by their employers ...

A study of more than 173,000 women in Denmark, presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) held online this year, suggests that girls with a higher body mass index (BMI) during childhood are ...