The term BMI was first used in the mid-19th century, although the acronym wasn't officially coined until 1972 when ...

There is reason to be suspect about the benefit of weight loss for many people. What we define as “overweight” (a BMI between ...

For other conditions, like type 2 diabetes, heart failure, and stroke, the effects were largely reduced but not entirely ...

“I’m so close to getting my BMI down,” said one of the women. BMI, the abbreviation for Body Mass Index, is the calculation used to classify someone as “underweight,” “normal ...

New study from /Amgen highlights the importance of BMI in pathogenesis of disease, suggesting that reducing BMI alone could lower the risk of several diseases.

BMI was calculated as the ratio of weight to ... factor for hormone receptor–positive breast cancer in postmenopausal women. Our findings suggest that the population impact could be ...

A finalist for Miss Great Britain says the BMI scale should be scrapped as she is classed as 'obese' despite being healthy and having just been picked as one of 20 in the top of the 'beach body' ...

Losing weight for people who are in the “overweight” category has very little benefit when it comes to improving health.

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BMI announced that Graham Lyle will be presented with the BMI Icon Award at the 2024 BMI London Awards to be held 9 December ...

For other conditions, like type 2 diabetes, heart failure, and stroke, the effects were largely reduced but not entirely ...