We examined associations of BMI with healthy and chronic disease-free life expectancy in four European cohort studies. The proportion of life spent in good perceived health between ages 50 and 75 ...

Critics are once again questioning the efficacy of BMI as a tool for diagnosing obesity, suggesting that a more holistic ...

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 ...

Lifetime excess body weight and significant weight gain in adulthood are associated with an increased risk for renal cell ...

Lifetime excess weight and adult weight gain are associated with an increased risk for renal cell carcinoma (RCC), according ...

Excess weight in midlife is a known risk factor for kidney cancer, but new research indicates that weight patterns throughout ...

Body mass index (BMI) is commonly used to evaluate a person’s weight status and determine whether they’re of normal weight, overweight or obese. However, a new study, to be presented at the ...