Despite the success of drugs like Ozempic (semaglutide) in promoting both weight loss and longer life, doubt remains about the role of body mass index (BMI) at older ages. Many studies have shown that ...

Medically reviewed by Yasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCI A healthy weight and BMI range for adults over age 65 may mean carrying a few ...

Some individuals who were found to be obese judging by percent fat had a BMI as low as 20. The conclusion is that BMI assessment produces significant numbers of false negatives - seemingly non-obese ...

Another large 2004 study of over 15,000 Chinese adults found that a high risk for cardiovascular disease started at a lower BMI and waist circumference than for Caucasians. This means when ...

A J-shaped relationship between BMI with IMB and AMB indicated that higher and lower BMIs increased the prevalence of IMB and AMB. In addition, individuals with a BMI ≤18 kg/m² or ≥21 kg/m² ...

Being “thin” could also be a health mirage. “Low BMI potentially could mean low muscle mass, too,” Theou says, so people who don’t have enough muscle mass and are at a high risk of ...

Body mass index (BMI) is key method for measuring a person's weight status, and defining if they have normal weight, overweight, or obesity.

Researchers have found in a new research that switching from ticagrelor to clopidogrel in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients showed improved clinical outcomes in individuals with a ...

Researchers found that overweight people have a lower all-cause mortality risk compared to those of normal weight. Your BMI is a measure of your weight in relation to your height. Health ...