ANSWER: The body mass index (BMI, which the chart was probably derived from) is a tool used to estimate body shape.

Although overweight, obesity and high-intensity statin therapy can increase diabetes risk, new evidence demonstrates ...

Both men and women lose height with aging, much of which is the loss of fluid and height of the intervertebral discs (the ...

Researchers examined the association between BMI trajectory and outcomes in renal cell carcinoma using data from the Oncology Research Information Exchange Network.

New longitudinal research shows that Alzheimer’s disease blood biomarkers rise up to 95 percent faster in people with obesity than in those without.

Researchers have conducted the first study evaluating the impact of obesity on Alzheimer's disease blood biomarkers (BBMs).

Obesity should not be considered a barrier for a patient who needs a shoulder replacement procedure, researchers argued in a ...

Scientists conducted the first study evaluating the impact of obesity on Alzheimer’s disease blood biomarkers.

Abdominal fat is linked to changes in heart structure that can contribute to heart failure, German researchers reported in a ...

I’m an 80-year-old male who has spent most of my life at 6 feet, 2 inches tall and 185 pounds. At about age 70, my body started to compress to the point that I now get measured at 5 feet, 11 inches ...

Researchers have conducted the first study evaluating the impact of obesity on Alzheimer's disease blood biomarkers (BBMs).

Elevated Ca×P levels were associated with increased odds of developing hyperuricemia among adults in the US, especially those with overweight or obesity.