Share on Pinterest Having a higher BMI for a long period of time may also increase mortality risk. Alexey Kuzma/Stocksy Mortality risk estimates for being overweight or having obesity vary. However, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . BMI loss with a stable fat-free mass correlates with lower death risk than BMI loss with sustained fat-free mass ...

Compared with body mass index (BMI), waist-hip ratio (WHR) had the strongest and most consistent association with all-cause mortality and was the only measurement unaffected by BMI. Cohort study of ...

Body mass index (BMI) may not increase mortality independently of other risk factors in adults, according to a new study published this week in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Aayush Visaria and ...

Share on Pinterest Body mass index (BMI) alone may not be an appropriate indicator of all-cause mortality risk, according to a new study. Henrik Sorensen/Getty Images A new study casts further doubt ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . All-cause mortality risks were similar among adults with BMIs in the overweight range and those with lower BMIs.

Body fat percentage (BF%) may be a better predictor of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in individuals aged 20-49 years than BMI, according to a new study published in the Annals of Family ...

Researchers examined the impact of obesity in relation to treatment and mortality from data on over 500,000 lung cancer patients. This study suggests that immunotherapy may not be the optimal ...

Decreased body mass index (BMI) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was linked to a higher risk of severe exacerbations and all-cause mortality, emphasizing the importance of ...