Orforglipron significantly reduces body weight across all BMI categories in the ATTAIN-1 trial, with results presented at ...

For decades, BMI has been the go-to tool for defining healthy weight, overweight, and obesity, but experts now say it’s not enough. New approaches consider waist size, fat distribution, and body ...

Longitudinal data link higher BMI and waist circumference to poorer cognitive performance in both men and women.

A simple calculation may do a better job than body mass index (BMI) at flagging the risk of high blood pressure, according to ...

Note – this is an early press release from the European Congress on Obesity in Istanbul, Turkey, 12-15 May. Please credit the congress when using this research* In new research to be presented at this ...

New waist-to-height cut-offs to assess fat mass and obesity predicted the risk of hypertension better than body mass index, ...

New waist-to-height cut-offs to assess fat mass and obesity predicted the risk of hypertension better than body mass index, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland and the ...

In new research to be presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO2026) in Istanbul, Turkey (12–15 May), researchers show an increased risk of stroke in young adulthood for children of ...

In an Italian general‑population cohort, BMI misclassified about one third of adults — placing many in incorrect weight categories and modestly overestimating the combined prevalence of overweight and ...

The body mass index (BMI) system may be incorrectly categorising people as overweight or obese, according to a new study. The tool, which measures body fat based on height and weight, was compared to ...

More than one in three adults may be misclassified by BMI – the standard test used by doctors to decide if people are a healthy weight – leaving millions with the wrong picture of their health. The ...