Conventional wisdom says, all other things being equal, surrounding yourself with the most metal possible will protect you ...

One of the inadequacies of using body mass index (BMI) as a predictive factor is that “current BMI-based measures of obesity can both underestimate and overestimate” a persons ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

Central obesity measures of waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio appear to be more accurate and consistent indicators of colorectal cancer incidence compared with BMI, according to a study ...

Body weight and body mass index alone are not enough to predict whether someone will develop a metabolic disease. A new atlas of cells in fat tissue could help to explain why some overweight people ...

As BMI is increasingly recognized as an imperfect way to measure health, UVA researchers share other metrics they rely upon.

Christina Soteriou grew up eating a Mediterranean diet in Cyprus. It's considered one of the healthiest ways to eat, and ...