Predicting who will develop type 1 diabetes is now cheaper and more accessible, thanks to a new tool based on research ...

Healthy people are injecting tiny doses of obesity medication to look and feel even better. But at what danger?

Series reveals new details about the Murdaugh family and their South Carolina legacy ...

Objective To develop and validate a 10-year predictive model for cardiovascular and metabolic disease (CVMD) risk using ...

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

A loss in height of three inches is more than is expected with natural aging. Osteoporosis could be the real reason.

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

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 ...

Share on Pinterest A new study found that waist-to-height ratio was closely linked to heart disease risk than BMI or waist circumference. Ableimages/Getty Images A new study suggests your body shape ...

A U-shaped relationship was found between BMI and the risk for elevated liver stiffness in older adults, with both lower and higher BMI tied to an increased risk. An optimal BMI range of 21.8-24.3 was ...