Extreme BMIs—both high and low—are linked to irregular menstrual cycles and increased risk of anovulatory cycles, ...

Kids are more likely to maintain a healthy weight if their parents adopt a responsive style while they're babies and toddlers ...

Body mass index (BMI) can help you see if your weight is raising your risk for health problems. It uses a formula to compare how much you weigh with how tall you are. A BMI lower than 18.5 is ...

Across ages 3 to 9 years, children in a responsive parenting group had a lower mean BMI than those in a control group. Early ...

Body mass index (BMI) was almost three times more likely to classify children as overweight as a waist circumference-to-height ratio, according to a new study.

Researchers looked at children's height and weight at set intervals, from 3 months to 16 years, to track BMI development. The study revealed some interesting differences in the development of ...