The average Indian adult BMI hovers around 22-23 kg/m2 , technically within the global "normal" range. However, due to unique body composition and metabolic vulnerability, Indians face higher risk of ...

Semaglutide reduced major adverse cardiovascular events in adults with overweight or obesity and established cardiovascular disease regardless of baseline adiposity. Cardiovascular benefit was largely ...

Human evolution has long been tied to growing brain size, and new research suggests prenatal hormones may have played a surprising role. By studying the relative lengths of index and ring fingers — a ...

Some arm length, height, weight, and hand size measurements for top offensive lineman in the 2026 NFL Draft class.

The Winter Olympic Games would typically be the perfect opportunity to showcase the aerodynamic development crossover between ...

Recent research demonstrates that comparing waist circumference to height could provide a more accurate picture than the body ...

Olympic ski jumping has stumbled into a very specific kind of body modification scandal: hyaluronic acid penis injections to game the suit rules, with WADA ...

Waist-to-height ratio outperforms BMI in predicting heart disease risk, particularly among people who are not classified as ...

For decades, body mass index (BMI) has been the dominant tool for defining obesity, despite longstanding concerns that it poorly reflects individual health risk. Growing evidence suggests that the ...

In 2008, Japan introduced the “Metabo Law,” short for the Metabolic Syndrome Countermeasures Promotion Act, which included ...

British Heart Foundation warns that waist measurements over 38 inches for men and 31 inches for women may indicate increased ...

The average waist size for U.S. women is 38.5 inches, indicating widespread abdominal obesity. Larger waist sizes are linked with increased risks of chronic diseases, like heart disease and diabetes.