This precision in risk prediction allows for targeted interventions, potentially reducing unnecessary treatments and improving clinical outcomes.

The American Heart Association’s PREVENT equations predict risk in subgroups of Asian and Hispanic people, a new study shows.

The International Diabetes Federation confirms type 5 diabetes caused by malnutrition, affecting millions of young people living in poverty.

The average U.S. male adult teetered on the verge of being obese. And the average U.S. female adult tipped the scale into ...

GitHub - Akshit7-uni/myBMI: A simple and intuitive Body Mass Index (BMI) calculator built with Flutter. This app helps users monitor their health by calculating BMI and providing weight status ...

Spain’s ministry of health has asked Novo Nordisk for clarification about a controversial obesity awareness campaign which may have broken the country’s law on promoting prescription drugs. The ...

BMI Chart Limitations The BMI chart is not a one-size-fits-all measure for all women. Differences in genetics can cause the ...

The global prevalence of OA attributed to high BMI has steadily increased over the past 3 decades, particularly among women and in high-SDI regions.

When it comes to measuring weight, BMI is the acronym everyone loves to hate, but authors of a new study say a different ...

Body mass index, or BMI for short, is a measure of body weight based on your height. For decades, BMI has been a way to measure whether someone is at a healthy weight. In general, people are ...