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

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Canadian youngsters are munching loads of ultra-processed foods, increasing their lifelong risk of obesity, a new study says.

Withings – a French digital health company best-known for its high-tech bathroom scales and blood pressure monitors – ...

The medical director of the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Healthy Weight Initiative is sharing prevention tips and how to help ...

Comprehensive study exposes critical health risks of obesity, including diabetes, heart disease, and cancer, while offering ...

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The 'Truth Hurts' singer has been on a journey to take back control of her health and it looks like she's done just that.

Lizzo took to social media to celebrate achieving her target weight and flaunted her slimmed-down body in new steamy snaps.

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