For many years now, overweight trends among children have been going up, and it's also a problem among older teenagers. New research looked at teens' increased risk of developing high blood pressure.

Experts have been debating the relative role of obesity and fitness in cardiovascular risk. Now a new report from the Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study published in Circulation finds that maintaining ...

Body Mass Index (BMI) is a widely used tool to assess an individual's body weight in relation to their height, providing a numerical value that categorizes individuals into different weight status ...

Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of body fat based on your weight in relation to your height. Through a calculation or by use of a BMI chart, medical professionals can determine whether a patient is ...

CHICAGO, IL — A high body-mass index (BMI) and poor aerobic capacity in late adolescence are both independently associated with a higher risk of developing hypertension in middle age, and their ...

Teenagers who have low physical fitness, obesity, or a combination of the two are more likely to develop chronic disability later in life, according to a study published online today in Annals of ...

BMI has traditionally been used to measure health but can be misleading, particularly for athletes. A recent study suggests VO2 max, which measures oxygen absorption and cardiovascular fitness, is a ...