High blood pressure and body mass index, or BMI, may be directly linked to the increased risk of developing vascular dementia ...

Liver disease affects more than 15 million people in the UK, the majority of whom are unaware they have it as, in its early ...

A new health measure shows waist-to-height ratio can judge obesity risk better than BMI. Learn how to use this quick method and what it means for your health in clear steps.

Here’s what to know about body composition numbers and what these metrics mean for your health and performance.

The average weight for men in the United States is just under 200 pounds. Diet, activity level, and genetics are key factors that affect your weight. A healthy weight depends on your body type, height ...

Obesity may quietly fast-forward Alzheimer’s disease, with blood tests revealing the change years earlier than expected.

Introduction: Poor nutrition and progressive loss of muscle mass is frequent in older individuals. Extracellular mass to body cell mass ratio (ECM/BCM), an easy to calculate index obtained by ...

Objective Body mass index (BMI), and its adjustment for age and sex as a z-score, is a common measure of excess weight but performs poorly in children. Waist circumference to height ratio (WHtR), ...

2 Gerencia de Atencion Primaria, Área de Salud de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain Background 10% of postmenopausal breast cancer cases are attributed to a high body mass index (BMI). BMI underestimates ...